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[D-DAWG83]

I'd be down to come along and provide moral support and donuts if we have another party at Daryl's! I got my replacement OEM mounts from Courtenay Sport about a month ago! http://www.courtenay...r/prod_764.html

 

(Daryl - I'm having a nightmare with my verniers to measure the pattern mount I've got. I needed a new battery, but the quality dept. wouldn't give me one without insisting on calibrating them first, so I'm still waiting for them back!) 

Jobs worth's! lol

Its not a problem now mate anyway. looks like it was something to do with my under tray, and nothing with the engine mount. Took it out, and its as it should be, (compared it to the original one I had taken off the car) But thanks for remembering. 

[D-DAWG83]

 

 

 

 

Mine sounded like a very harsh vibration by my right ear, the mount was split in half when removed.

That's exactly where it is coming from....was that the driver side mount or one of the front/rear?

 

 

Driver side. The front and rears are much stronger. Best practice to swap both sides at the same time.  

 

Will do. From the guides it looks like main requirements are a >40cm extension bar (have this already) and a 6-point 13mm hex socket (to prevent rounding-off). Any other hints and tips?

Kev

 

 

Take Daryl (D-Dawg) up on his offer.  I'm also in MK and happy to help or, if Daryl isn't available, do it for you.

 

Also make sure your new mounts are oem ones.  Autovaux have been having problems with their pattern parts which have turned out, in several cases, to be the wrong size. Seen it for myself on Austin's car when we changed the mounts at Daryl's the other week. 

 

I reckon both sides can be done in under 2 hours. Im not going to say an hour, as with someone elses car, you never know about the nuts etc. Can sort some time out somewhere to get it done im sure, but the more the merrier. 

[AustinB]

Also another word of advice based on experience. I didn't bother checking my front or rear mounts because everything I read on here said that it's never the front and rear mounts. Turns out that the side mounts were so bad on mine, it overstressed the front mount and cracked it! So if you get a chance, take the undertrays off and have a look at those too! 

[D-DAWG83]

Point well made Austin. I think some of yours was to do with the dodgy mount that was on there that was too short, but well worth checking while you are there