Not Rob(b), but I would say that while you could make such a plate, it would be expensive, and would have to be custom designed for your rig, since they are all rather different. The gray water tank is not a critical part, as is the differential, so it is probably not worth it.
This was not at all as simple as it looks. The fingers on left and right that surround the differential housing seemed to be too tight against the housing. Mike at Van Compass told me that in fact the saddle in the skid plate does not actually come into contact with the cast iron differential housing. There should be a gap of a couple of millimeters. This is so that if the plate is struck from below it does not immediately transfer all of the force to the bottom of the differential housing. In other words, this is as designed. I completed the installation and torqued it all to spec and it looks OK.
Nice! What are your thoughts Rob(b) considering a plate for the gray water tank if one is underneath a van?
Not Rob(b), but I would say that while you could make such a plate, it would be expensive, and would have to be custom designed for your rig, since they are all rather different. The gray water tank is not a critical part, as is the differential, so it is probably not worth it.
This was not at all as simple as it looks. The fingers on left and right that surround the differential housing seemed to be too tight against the housing. Mike at Van Compass told me that in fact the saddle in the skid plate does not actually come into contact with the cast iron differential housing. There should be a gap of a couple of millimeters. This is so that if the plate is struck from below it does not immediately transfer all of the force to the bottom of the differential housing. In other words, this is as designed. I completed the installation and torqued it all to spec and it looks OK.
A floor jack to push the skid plate into place is typically used. We make the fingers tight to keep the part in place. (208) 500-3783