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Gearbox mount rear?
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:04 pm
by robin_xr4i
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!
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:48 pm
by martinholmesuk
dropping the sub frame down.
make sure you unplug everthing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just incase you stress it to much and something breaks.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:51 pm
by Milosz_480
Tried this today but with no success. It's easy if you got a good set of tools (just 4 screw).
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:38 pm
by JohnTurbo
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 £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.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:09 pm
by Brasco
Good news!
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:50 am
by robin_xr4i
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?
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:58 am
by martinholmesuk
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:41 pm
by robin_xr4i
the mount please? just so i know what i am looking for.
Thanks for the help so far!
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:13 pm
by martinholmesuk
it's round and made of rubber ermm that about it mate. You can't miss it.
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:16 pm
by JohnTurbo
Thats the one i made...OEM is similar, except the bottom is unfilled, a conical recess.
Fitted...
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:42 am
by robin_xr4i
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