Changing engine mounts - advice required
Discussion
I've got the mounts and new bolts and nylocs.
How easy is this to do? What do I need to do, in what order and how long is it likely to take (i'll double whatever is suggested).
Can't find anything in the bible but I'm sure Steve will tell me otherwise.
TIA.
FFG
>> Edited by FlipFlopGriff on Monday 20th March 14:35
How easy is this to do? What do I need to do, in what order and how long is it likely to take (i'll double whatever is suggested).
Can't find anything in the bible but I'm sure Steve will tell me otherwise.
TIA.
FFG
>> Edited by FlipFlopGriff on Monday 20th March 14:35
FlipFlopGriff said:
How easy is this to do? What do I need to do, in what order and how long is it likely to take (i'll double whatever is suggested).
Not difficult.
Axle stand front of car, take weight off/lift engine. (trolley jack and bits of wood
) Cant remember but not that long, even for you
Tip, if the mount wont go in you can grind off a few mm from the two studs...
Will be doing mine again soon (must be the torque eh ffg
) nearly forgot take front wheels off.... Sorry thought i better say it or might kill me if you forgot.
FlipFlopGriff said:Thought about doing that but you cant see em going and the pulley cut through the bottom of the swirlpot neck
can I just wrap the mount in heatshield tape (well it looks more like fabric than tape - the same stuff as the exhaust manifolds are wrapped in?)
FFG
I might see if i can get some better quality/more heat & torque resistant ones made from my old ones
FlipFlopGriff said:
I've done a couple of searches and my mount looks different to others I have seen.
FFG
Clicky clicky have a look at Prt Nr CRC2044
Chris500 said:
heat isolation tape will work, its the less elegant solution however. paint it black with heat resistant paint (for exhaust pipes etc.), just for the looks. Chris
Chris, as the rubber flexes will the paint not just crack and fall off.
Del - did look at the CRC2044 and that looks mroe like the ones i've got. Pictures on the search revealed a domed top which looks like it's been superseded. They came from tvrcarparts so I'm sure i've got the right ones.
If they are so sh1t shouldn't we look for better alternatives. With us and the Chims (and I beleive Wedges and S's, maybe Cerb's and later) there must be a pretty strong demand. I'm sure we'd be happy paying more for a better quality item and piece of mind.
FFG
>> Edited by FlipFlopGriff on Monday 20th March 15:56
FlipFlopGriff said:
heat isolation tape will work, its the less elegant solution however. paint it black with heat resistant paint (for exhaust pipes etc.), just for the looks. Chris
Chris, as the rubber flexes will the paint not just crack and fall off.
FFG
don't think so as the isolation band soaks the paint. Have it sprayed on the isolation wrap of my cats and exhaust pipes: www.thegriffithpages.com/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,53/
FlipFlopGriff said:
If they are so sh1t shouldn't we look for better alternatives. With us and the Chims (and I beleive Wedges and S's, maybe Cerb's and later) there must be a pretty strong demand. I'm sure we'd be happy paying more for a better quality item and piece of mind.
Seasider said:
I might see if i can get some better quality/more heat & torque resistant ones made from my old ones
I've hade the domed and flat ones neither lasted that long, i tend to do them as part of the service now
Drivers side was ok for me but the passenger side ...Bloody hell
Came out ok but new one going in :Banghead: having the engine rest on a jack is helpful here as it can help being able to move it up and down gentley to help get that one in, or like others say, Take a bit of the bolts.
Was going to document it all, have pics etc somewhere
Trying out the flat ones this time, got em of fleabay a fair bit cheaper than rimmers if my memorys right.
Will see how they last... obviously having more power than Del I guess not long... yeah right your probably gonna get through all thats left in supply before i need some more
BB
Came out ok but new one going in :Banghead: having the engine rest on a jack is helpful here as it can help being able to move it up and down gentley to help get that one in, or like others say, Take a bit of the bolts. Was going to document it all, have pics etc somewhere
Trying out the flat ones this time, got em of fleabay a fair bit cheaper than rimmers if my memorys right.
Will see how they last... obviously having more power than Del I guess not long... yeah right
your probably gonna get through all thats left in supply before i need some more BB
petros said:
Ian at Middlewich has just done mine, one side seemed fairly easy but the other was a pig to get at
Did mine too, Peter. Never mentioned any hassles with either side. Then again, he's been so busy
I guess he didnt notice. Great price,too. £400 all in for the mounts, new plugs & leads, new upper wishbone near side and interim service. Oh and he tidied my windscreen washer wiper set up too. 
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