jow
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I'm redoing the rear suspension on my son's 97 Ranger (including some rust mitigation on the frame while I'm there) and I noticed there's six self-adhesive backed rubber pads stuck on top of the frame.
I assume there were there to help control noise from vibration (which I'm all for), but...
1) under one of them there's a dime-sized rust hole where the pad kept water from escaping and
2) even though I'd like to replace them, I can't find them anywhere (probably because I don't know what exactly to search for
Anyone know what the pads are 'called' and where I can get some?
And related to the rust hole, any thoughts on how to prevent the same thing from happening again?
(Btw, the rest of the frame is in excellent shape. Just some surface rust I had to clean off. The only actual hole was under one of these rubber pads.)
Thanks!
I assume there were there to help control noise from vibration (which I'm all for), but...
1) under one of them there's a dime-sized rust hole where the pad kept water from escaping and
2) even though I'd like to replace them, I can't find them anywhere (probably because I don't know what exactly to search for
Anyone know what the pads are 'called' and where I can get some?
And related to the rust hole, any thoughts on how to prevent the same thing from happening again?
(Btw, the rest of the frame is in excellent shape. Just some surface rust I had to clean off. The only actual hole was under one of these rubber pads.)
Thanks!