Engine mounts doing my head in

[-Dan-]

Hey guys I'm starting to get annoyed with this job now, changing my engine mounts the left hand side went on fine no issues, now the gearbox either I'm a complete idiot but the bolt is just not long enough to go trough the mount,

Cant get hold of K-tec at all tried ringing about 10 times, to ensure it's the right one for my cup

any advice if in doing it wrong will be great, Thanks Dan

 

[MG cup]

There's a long stud that screws into the gearbox, you can see it pictured.

Fit the mount with the 2 x13mm bolts, jack under the box and lift it up until the stud pokes through the mount and then fit the large aluminium washer and nut. The rubber washer goes between the box and the mount on the underside.

 

[-Dan-]

Just won't poke through enough, it's about 1cm beneath the top of the alloy washer, even without the rubber thing at the bottom still won't poke through enough to get a bolt on

 

[MG cup]

Have you tried the mount both ways around?

To me it looks like its the wrong stud on the gearbox as the Renault ones have a taper on the very end. Do you have a picture?

 

[Matt e]

As above it should a taper on it

 

[-Dan-]

I'll strip the battery and the out again, give me 5 mins I'll get 1

 

[-Dan-]

This is what I've got

 

[MG cup]

Yeah that's not right, it should have a hex on it to for screwing in. I bought one from Adam@renault it was nearly £15 iirc lol

 

[-Dan-]

Mine has a nut at the bottom to keep the bolt in, so that's deffo not right then?

 

[-Dan-]

Sorry not a nut, just the bolt head looks like the sleeve stops it's falling through

 

[MG cup]

Yeah it doesn't look oem, take it out to have a proper look. It seems like its made up of two pieces in your pic so maybe you can use a long bolt instead if the stud to tied you over until you source the right one.

That way you can take the car out and feel the difference as I can tell your anxious to drive it lol.

 

[Matt e]

Should look like that, where abouts are you? I might have a spare one if you wanted it?

 

[-Dan-]

thats deffo wrong then, ill put the original mount on until i get the right bolt

 

[-Dan-]

I'm based in sandy mate

 

[-Dan-]

that would be a huge favour if you did have a spare

 

[Matt e]

I'm near Stevenage, deffo got one

Could drop it over if you can drive your car? Send me a pm

 

[-Dan-]

Massive thanks to Matt E sorting me out for that bolt, good to see there are some good people in this world still