TL 13238 Strip-bearing clamp

[Lynn Eades]

With regards your picture. From your arrow tip, climb up to the top bolt. On the opposite side, held in place by the two top bolts you will see a thin strip of steel. What was it? What was its function?
I see the battery cable holes had grommets.

[rob love]

That thin metal curves at 90° and is part of the antenna rod holder. There is nothing broken.

[Michael R.]

same antenna rod holder as mounted forward

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[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

The bar that the red arrow points to a few posts ago is actually the top of the angle iron that holds the armour panel on the top RH side of the engine cover to the rear plate. The bearing strip fastens to this with two CS head screws coming in the from the rear.

[RichardT10829]

Do the Mk2* carriers have this bracket ? I cannot recall now ?

[rob love]

No, by the time the mk2 came into production, the no11 radio was replaced by the WS19. Those brackets were for the WS11 antennas.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by rob love

No, by the time the mk2 came into production, the no11 radio was replaced by the WS19. Those brackets were for the WS11 antennas.

1944 built Mk.1* carriers still came with 11 set bases and those aerial brackets. I guess a contract was a contract.

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Do the Mk2* carriers have this bracket ? I cannot recall now ?

MK-II* have different style wireless antenna holders.
The holders are also installed in the same location on the MK-I*/MK-II updated carriers.

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[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

With regards your picture.
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I see the battery cable holes had grommets.

Yes! The MK-I* C01UC rear protection plate is fitted with rubber grommets x2 when so equipped for wireless batteries. The distinction being those two holes were redundant and fitted with blanking plugs on C21UCM series hulls.



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[Lynn Eades]

Bruce your pictures have cleared things up. I have the aerial brackets and both have the front mounts. In Michael's picture it sort of looks like the rear mount is clo9se to the engine cover, like the front one. Now I see what the TL13238 does. It allows the aerial rods hang out to the rear over the rear upper plate, or if you like, horizontal rather than parallel to the engine cover top. Thank you gentlemen for seeing this through.