I made some heat shields for my Viking's differential and have seen there is some interest out there for them....
They are 12 gauge steel, unpainted and are just the plates, you supply the bolts, nuts and washers for the right side.... The right side plate uses holes already in the frame.... The right most hole is large and will need fender washers for those two bolts.... You'll want six 1/4 inch short bolts, ten washers, two fender washers and six nuts (I'd recommend lock nuts).... The left side uses the bolts that bolt the diff brace to the frame.....
$35 shipping included....
I can cut them out of aluminum or thread plate for an added price.....
PM me if you have any questions or if you want to order a set....
I should have some 12 gauge stainless steel tomorrow.... It looks like it'll be $35 for a set of stainless heat shields.... With the buyer supplying the hardware.....
Im wondering if the shields would just hold more heat in that area, heat up the frame, and prevent air circulation around the pipe and diff center section? Just thinking out loud.
I'm thinking that since it's still basically open on the sides and back that there wouldnt be much in heat entrapment.... It's just creating a barrier between the heat source and the dif that doesn't need any more heat added to it..... Over all air flow around the head and exhaust shouldn't be affected much if at all.....
I made some heat shields for my Viking's differential and have seen there is some interest out there for them....
They are 12 gauge steel, unpainted and are just the plates, you supply the bolts, nuts and washers for the right side.... The right side plate uses holes already in the frame.... The right most hole is large and will need fender washers for those two bolts.... You'll want six 1/4 inch short bolts, ten washers, two fender washers and six nuts (I'd recommend lock nuts).... The left side uses the bolts that bolt the diff brace to the frame.....
$25 shipping included....
I can cut them out of aluminum or thread plate for an added price.....
PM me if you have any questions or if you want to order a set....
Boy did I under estimate how much it would cost to ship these ..... I will honor the $25 price to anyone who PMed me about the heat shields, but going forward, I am going to be asking $35 shipped in the US....
Sorry about that, but there's 5 pounds of metal in these and I just guessed wrong....
And I refunded the money to unclemd...... It was going to be over $35 to ship them to Canada...... And that was the slow route..... Over $110 if it was going to be by the end of the week.....
Hey guys, great info Blue wolf, and the sheilds, look great, i dont have enough miles on my viking to have seen a heat problem yet, but i will pay attention once i'm not in 2 feet of snow. for the shipping of those sheilds, have you looked at the flat rate boxes with USPS i think depending on the box its like 15-20$. I know up here in Alaska, i try to get everyone to ship that way cause weight doesnt matter. just a thought, not sure if it is a option for you or not.
Hey guys, great info Blue wolf, and the sheilds, look great, i dont have enough miles on my viking to have seen a heat problem yet, but i will pay attention once i'm not in 2 feet of snow. for the shipping of those sheilds, have you looked at the flat rate boxes with USPS i think depending on the box its like 15-20$. I know up here in Alaska, i try to get everyone to ship that way cause weight doesnt matter. just a thought, not sure if it is a option for you or not.
Just out of curiosity, does the rear diff. tend to run hot from the exhaust header being near? Have you check the oil temp. before and after to see what if any the difference is? not hating or anything so please don't take it that way.
Before I purchase mine, I found several Folks that were showing the exhaust, over the rear axle, was glowing red. They also mentioned that their rear diff was running quite warm. So I decided it was VERY cheap insurance and bought a shield from Blue Wolf.
I figured it sure couldn't hurt, and again, it sure is cheap insurance.
Am getting replies out to everyone that pm'ed me... Looks like I'll be doing some cutting this weekend...
Last prices listed will be honored to this point....
Going forward new prices will be
12 gauge steel heat shields are $45 shipped in the US....
12 gauge Stainless heat shields are $55 shipped in the US....
Alum, depends on what I can find... Right now I'm out of stock....
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