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Does anyone have the dimensions for (1) The 2 spacers for the 2 top carriage head bolts on the spare tire carrier (tailgate mounted)? and (2) the 4 small spacers for the wiper motors?

If anyone has seen or purchased these at a hardware store, etc.,I can do that!

Thanks in advance.

Trip

Hi Trip.
The M38 Reference Guide has a photo of the spare tire carrier spacers on page 159 and says they're 1-3/4ths inch for a 3/8ths inch carriage bolt. You have a copy?

The ORD9 on page 277 lists G758-8329989, WO-643473 and describes them but doesn't give the length. Says the carriage bolts are 3-1/2 long.

I think several of our venerable MV parts vendors have them NOS for reasonable price, and before discovering that I bought mine at local Ace Hardware. Closest size in the bin was 2-inch, so I had to trim them 1/4 inch.

And they're roll formed from plate so they have a seam along the length. I don't know if the originals were made this way or solid (can't tell from the Reference Guide photo) but so far they're holding up well.

Good luck!

This set of photos has been in my photo album for several years.

M38 Body page 4, top right.