Gearbox mount

[yellowbelly]

Right i have searched before anyone nags at me lol

If i'm getting a slight clunk noise when pulling away hard in first which i read is likely to be the gearbox mount?

If pull away normally it makes no noise at all, is it a desperate case of getting the mount changed/uprated or will it be fine for a fair old while yet?

thanks

 

[David Ramsey]

It'll not fall apart but it'll be annoying. Not too expensive

 

[yellowbelly]

It'll not fall apart but it'll be annoying. Not too expensive

well there's no way i'd put another Renault one on so it would be uprated mount time, which is the gearbox mount - under the battery?

 

[Jonff]

well there's no way i'd put another Renault one on so it would be uprated mount time, which is the gearbox mount - under the battery?

The one under the battery is the Upper gearbox mount.

 

[yellowbelly]

The one under the battery is the Upper gearbox mount.

Right, which one is likely to be the one thats knackered causing the clunking noise?

 

[Jonff]

It could be any of them to be honest, does the gearstick shake around alot when you accelerating hard? if so that'll be the lower engine mount (dogbone mount).

When I had alot of knocking on hard acceleration it was my upper engine mount, that's the one you can see straight away on the drivers side.

 

[David Ramsey]

Ktec sell all the mounts, might be worth doing all of them if the car is getting on a bit

 

[yellowbelly]

It could be any of them to be honest, does the gearstick shake around alot when you accelerating hard? if so that'll be the lower engine mount (dogbone mount).

When I had alot of knocking on hard acceleration it was my upper engine mount, that's the one you can see straight away on the drivers side.

gearstick doesn't appear to move but i haven't really looked out for it tbh.
may look into changing/uprating both when the time comes.

 

[yellowbelly]

Ktec sell all the mounts, might be worth doing all of them if the car is getting on a bit

by "all" do you mean engine mounts also?

 

[Whisker biscuit]

This is currently happening to me and its a pain in the arse Are you getting it at the top of the revs and the odd time at the top of 2nd ?

 

[yellowbelly]

This is currently happening to me and its a pain in the arse Are you getting it at the top of the revs and the odd time at the top of 2nd ?

No only on hard pull aways.

 

[Budgie]

Sounds like the upper gearbox mount to me.

Make sure it's tightened up properly.

OEM mount is fine for replacement, imo.

 

[Jonff]

As mentioned above, you're probably best replacing all 3 of them (upper and lower engine mounts and upper gearbox mount). Also check the exhaust mounts, my centre exhaust mount was shagged and that caused knocking as well.

 

[yellowbelly]

As mentioned above, you're probably best replacing all 3 of them (upper and lower engine mounts and upper gearbox mount). Also check the exhaust mounts, my centre exhaust mount was shagged and that caused knocking as well.

Cool, exhaust mounts are fairly fresh on. cheers

 

[David Ramsey]

by "all" do you mean engine mounts also?

No just both gearbox mounts as they are the cheapest. If the problem continues then get a top engine mount

 

[yellowbelly]

i'm getting confused, how many engine and gearbox mounts are there?

 

[Jonff]

i'm getting confused, how many engine and gearbox mounts are there?

There's 4 in total but the lower gearbox mount isn't normally a problem, not heard of them being replaced frequently anyway.

It's the upper and lower engine mounts and the upper gearbox mount that are normally the trouble causers.

 

[Jonff]

http://k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2471

3 of the mounts are there, if you scan through the pictures it says which mount is which.

http://k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1485

That's the lower engine mount (dogbone mount) but with uprated bushes.

 

[David Ramsey]

Yeah sorry meant upper gearbox and dog bone

 

[Jonff]

http://k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2517

Sorry, I was forgetting yours was a ph-1. That's what your lower engine mount (dogbone mount) will look like.

 

[yellowbelly]

is it best to change the upper gearbox mount first to see what difference i see, then if the problem/sound persists continue with the rest?

 

[Jonff]

is it best to change the upper gearbox mount first to see what difference i see, then if the problem/sound persists continue with the rest?

That's what I've done so far, upper engine mount, then uprated the dogbone mount and I plan to do the upper gearbox mount soon. Upper engine mount is the most expensive out of the 3 though.

 

[yellowbelly]

That's what I've done so far, upper engine mount, then uprated the dogbone mount and I plan to do the upper gearbox mount soon. Upper engine mount is the most expensive out of the 3 though.

so you did the upper engine first?

 

[Jonff]

so you did the upper engine first?

Yeah but I had no choice as the bolt in the upper engine mount snapped clean off lol.