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March 2004
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engine mounts gone
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Tue, 11 May 2004 14:49
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I recently forked out a bit to replace my front engine mount only to realise the back one was completly fuc*** (literally). So me and a mate replaced the back one with a second hand one which was in good con. Now on the third day after replacing the back one , I am starting to get the same symptoms i used to get before i had changed the mounts but no where near as bad as it was.
(A clonking noise everytime i downgear or accelerate or when there is pressure put on the gearbox)
Does anybody have any ideas if there anything else i should be looking at? maybe the left and right mount? should i take the rear one out again and check it? i doubt it would stuff up after only 3days
andy ideas?
Cheers
Dave
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Registered:
November 2002
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Tue, 11 May 2004 23:53
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Dave,
Have you retorqued your engine mounts after installing them ?
Have you looked at any of the metal braces that run between the back of the engine and the front of the gearbox ?
Mitch.
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Wed, 12 May 2004 00:12
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could be diff backlash!
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Location:
Perth WA
Registered:
December 2003
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Wed, 12 May 2004 01:30
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i get it sometimes changing out of first gear when depressing clutch, loud thud noise , feels like gearbox or diff... i have an aw11gze with (some kind of ) tight lsd ex JP
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Location:
Sydney
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March 2004
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Thu, 13 May 2004 04:17
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Mitch,
no i havent retorqued the mount, what tool do i need for this?
Iam taking it back to the mechanic on sat mornin to look at the one he installed and the one i installed,
he says engine mounts can stuff up after two days of use, i find that unlikely unless something is causing it to break.
ill also make sure he looks at the metal braces
cheers
David
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Fri, 14 May 2004 08:09
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no i havent retorqued the mount, what tool do i need for this?
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Try a torque wrench.
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Mon, 19 July 2004 10:48
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Did your problem get resolved?
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Mon, 19 July 2004 10:53
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Some of the guys here have used a product called sikaflex to make a semi solid mount (a polyurethane based or similar product). Sounds like there might be something else causing them to break or give you the symptoms though
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Mon, 19 July 2004 16:08
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hey guys
yes i finally did fix this problem, the engine mounts were partially, the problem but the second problem was a bolt on the drivers side , im not sure the name of what it bolts onto ill look in the manual. It was loose and was knocking against the bushes etc, thats why i would always hear the clonking sound, i tightned this bolt when i first changed the engine mount ( i happened to notice it was loose) but it came loose again thats y i thought the engine mount was the problem, so a bit of locktight fixed the problem  so far so good
thanks for asking
cheers
dave
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: engine mounts gone
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Mon, 19 July 2004 22:50
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how about a pic of this bolt! cos im having the same problemo with my car 
That would be very swell
cheers
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