Chain Guard Mounting for '52

[swall]

I have a repo chain guard that I bought years ago. I was doing a test fit of the rear fender and chain guard and have a question about the mounting of the guard at the front. I have a separate little tab piece that looks like it mounts to the 1/4-20 bolt on the tranny cover at the RH front. It appears, from the photos I have seen that the little tab gets spot welded to the top of the chain guard near the front. What I don't understand is another tab welded to the chain guard at roughly the 6 O'clock position at the front/bottom of the guard (i.e over the counter shaft sprocket). I understand that these repo chain guards are for '47 through '53 models--is that bottom front tab possibly not needed on the '52?

[tfburke3]

I have a repo chain guard that I bought years ago. I was doing a test fit of the rear fender and chain guard and have a question about the mounting of the guard at the front. I have a separate little tab piece that looks like it mounts to the 1/4-20 bolt on the tranny cover at the RH front. It appears, from the photos I have seen that the little tab gets spot welded to the top of the chain guard near the front. What I don't understand is another tab welded to the chain guard at roughly the 6 O'clock position at the front/bottom of the guard (i.e over the counter shaft sprocket). I understand that these repo chain guards are for '47 through '53 models--is that bottom front tab possibly not needed on the '52?

The tabs are each attached by 2 rivets with about 7/16dia, heads.The bottom tab is half hole forked to sit on top of a stud in bottom of trans.
Tom

[swall]

Yes, I see how it goes. Thanks.