Gearbox mount rear?

robin_xr4i · Post by **robin_xr4i** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:04 pm

When I had my clutch fitted, the garage told me that my rear gearbox mount had fallen to bit (at the time I only had enough cash to get the clutch done) they put it back together and said it was drivable. Anyway....

...I am still strapped for cash, what does the job involve? How hard is it to do? blar blar blar any help would be great!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:48 pm

dropping the sub frame down.

make sure you unplug everthing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just incase you stress it to much and something breaks.

Milosz_480 · Post by **Milosz_480** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:51 pm

Tried this today but with no success. It's easy if you got a good set of tools (just 4 screw).

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:38 pm

As discussed on MSN with a few people the other night, i'm gonna get going making the uprated poly mounts from my thread of 2005. Ordering a tin of flexane tomorrow to make one up, but Brasco gets first refusal, as he wanted one like ten years ago.

Price'd be around Â£45 plus postage including the remains of your old one, though i'm going to try and split the tin in order to make two, in which case the price would be 25+ post.

To replacxe, i recoment lowering the back of the subframe so the nuts are at the end of the bolts, and jacking the engine up to clear.
Its not too tough, but ratchet spanners or a flexy ratchet help a lot.

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:09 pm

Good news!

robin_xr4i · Post by **robin_xr4i** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:50 am

martinholmesuk wrote:dropping the sub frame down.

make sure you unplug everthing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just incase you stress it to much and something breaks.

stress it?

anyway have you any pics of what i am looking for?

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:58 am

Yeah stress it. If you drop the frame down and one of those wires hook around something and pull then your in a mess before you even start.

a pic of the subframe or mount ?

That a auto subframe top of the front and bottom is where the mount should be.

robin_xr4i · Post by **robin_xr4i** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:41 pm

the mount please? just so i know what i am looking for.

Thanks for the help so far!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:13 pm

it's round and made of rubber ermm that about it mate. You can't miss it.

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:16 pm

Thats the one i made...OEM is similar, except the bottom is unfilled, a conical recess.

Fitted...

robin_xr4i · Post by **robin_xr4i** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:42 am

Sorry to be a numb nuts, I just want to make sure I will be able to do the job and put it all back together afterwards!

Anyway thanks for all the help