Thanks!
I was struggling to see how that would work in terms of how well it would locate (or, more to the point, remain located!), but having now fitted mine I think it would work, especially if you stuck it to the crossmember with double-sided tape, or similar. What I was forgetting is that there's a raised lip to locate the spring in the underside of the crossmember. FWIW, it took me about an hour to do each side. Fiddly, especially ensuring that the isolator remains correctly-located, but easier than I expected.
I managed to get the bent one straightened out well enough to use. We found a paint tin which was about the same diameter as the hole in the isolator, then clamped the flange as flat as we could get it with a jubilee clip (easier said than done, given the deformation), and tried to give it some memory with repeated applications of boiling water. It wasn't perfect, but worked well enough to allow it to clip inside the spring.
All installed now!
FWIW, a friend has had some 300-series rubber parts cast in recent years, and it strikes me that this would be an easy one to do. I might have a work with him, and see if he'd be interested in supplying one of the "OHV specialists".
cheers
James
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