Hi all,
I'm having some trouble with the dogbone mount on my 2005 182. Basically, I have a knocking sound when coming on/off the accelerator (when in gear only) which, from what I have gathered, could well be the dogbone mount bushes. I therefore bought some Powerflex bushes to replace the current bits as even if it didn't stop the knock, it seems like a worthwhile upgrade.
Now, whilst getting a CV joint done I asked my mechanic if he could do the bushes for me - he came back and said I'd ordered the wrong part as the dogbone mount I have had two small sized bushes, not one big one small like I had ordered. Before I owned the car, it had a reconditioned gearbox so the mechanic reckoned they'd fit a 172 gearbox rather than a 182. Fine - I went and ordered a 172 powerflex bush kit for the standard (non twisted) mount which arrived today. So when I opened the box to find one large and one small I was slightly confused...
At the time he showed me the mount and upon further research it doesn't look like either the standard nor the twisted mount, it was much thinner. It also seemed to already have a poly bush at one end, and what looked like a standard bush on the other? After a bit more research I came across this item: http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=4808 which I believe is what I currently have fitted.
So my question basically is will either sets of Powerflex mounts fit/do anything at all? If not, what could the knock be? Part of my reason for wanting to put the uprated bushes on was to tighten up my gearbox a bit as it's feeling quite loose ATM.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Dan
I'm having some trouble with the dogbone mount on my 2005 182. Basically, I have a knocking sound when coming on/off the accelerator (when in gear only) which, from what I have gathered, could well be the dogbone mount bushes. I therefore bought some Powerflex bushes to replace the current bits as even if it didn't stop the knock, it seems like a worthwhile upgrade.
Now, whilst getting a CV joint done I asked my mechanic if he could do the bushes for me - he came back and said I'd ordered the wrong part as the dogbone mount I have had two small sized bushes, not one big one small like I had ordered. Before I owned the car, it had a reconditioned gearbox so the mechanic reckoned they'd fit a 172 gearbox rather than a 182. Fine - I went and ordered a 172 powerflex bush kit for the standard (non twisted) mount which arrived today. So when I opened the box to find one large and one small I was slightly confused...
At the time he showed me the mount and upon further research it doesn't look like either the standard nor the twisted mount, it was much thinner. It also seemed to already have a poly bush at one end, and what looked like a standard bush on the other? After a bit more research I came across this item: http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=4808 which I believe is what I currently have fitted.
So my question basically is will either sets of Powerflex mounts fit/do anything at all? If not, what could the knock be? Part of my reason for wanting to put the uprated bushes on was to tighten up my gearbox a bit as it's feeling quite loose ATM.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Dan