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easelman previously said:
Good to know becaue I put in a winch this weekend and had to unhook the metal tube from its front clamp and push it back.
Its loose and I'm not sure what the consequences are of that and if I need to rig a brace or zip tie it down.
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The white plastic clamp that the tube was hooked into is supported by a black metal brace. I used this brace to support the aluminum tube after I moved it back. Just bend the horizontal piece up until the tube rests on it. You can then zip tie the tube to the brace. Make sure you wear gloves when you bend the brace. Also make note of how close the tube now is to the metal frame of the FJ. Look down about a foot or so. My tube was resting right on the metal. Not good. This tube is very thin and any movement over time on this metal and you wear a hole in the tube. What I did was used about a 6" piece of rubber tubing with a thin wall and put it around the aluminum tube were it rubbed on the metal.
