Dog Bone mount Bushing- Knackard? (Pic)

[Brooko]

Hello,

I noticed that the dog bone mount is sitting slightly low. Is this normal or should I get on and get a powerflex/ktec one? is it easy to fit?

Cheers!

Does this look normal?

 

[W111ALG]

Is there any noise/vibration coming from the car?

If it aint broke don't fix it!!!

 

[sideways danny]

looks normal enough to me

 

[Brooko]

Bit noisy, but thats just clios isnt it! The thing that makes me thing its cream crackered is the slightly poo gear change going back in to first, even when stationary.

 

[the_prophet]

hard to push into first? mines like that every now an then.

 

[Hutchie]

get a screwdriver or similar and just prise it see how much movement it has, poor gear changes can be gear oil/gear level

 

[DrR]

Every car i've ever driven unless it's jap doesn't like going into 1st unless it's stationary.

 

[Brooko]

Fair enough, might just leave that one alone then!

 

[Brooko]

Also makes a thump noise when it goes back into first, and when lifting off at high revs I get a knocking from the front drivers side near the top of the engine. Could that be down to these Bushes or is that more likely to be the top engine mounts?

Cheers,

B

 

[Chrisjk]

Loosen off the top engine mount, give it a couple taps with a hammer till its as far toward the front of the car as poss then retighten, solved my knocking in 1st/2nd problem.

 

[Henry]

how much of a gap can you see between the top mount's buffers and the metalwork?

the engine mounts are all pap and lots of people have found they benefit from renewal

 

[[NickW]]

I'm getting a knocking when I drive off from stationery. It sounds like its coming from the drivers side.

Would this be purely down to the engine mounts or could this be the gearbox mount?

By the way my car is a Mk2 Ph1 1.2 8v

 

[Brooko]

how much of a gap can you see between the top mount's buffers and the metalwork?

the engine mounts are all pap and lots of people have found they benefit from renewal

The top mount's already been done once! theres not much of a gap and if I grab the engine and rock it I can here a knock, but i dont think its the same one!

Will give the hammer trick a go in daylight, If I have to change them again think Ill get the ktec group N ones. Any one used these?