Valver Engine Mounts

[mr_merc]

Gear lever seems to be moving about a fair bit and seeing as I've already replaced the dog bone with a gsf dog bone in the last couple of months I'm guessing it's time to do the other two.

Am I okay getting them from gsf or is it better to get them from Renault?

What should I look to pay?

Most importantly, how hard a job is it please!!

 

[Dan@SJM]

Nope it'll be the dogbone mount. Just use a genuine replacement. They have lasted 10odd years, so shell out the £35 for one and not bother about it again. The pattern part ones will last a year tops.

 

[mr_merc]

Nope it'll be the dogbone mount. Just use a genuine replacement. They have lasted 10odd years, so shell out the £35 for one and not bother about it again. The pattern part ones will last a year tops.

As I say, I've already bought a dogbone mount from gsf a short while ago.

What makes you think it's still this mount? What I don't want to do is shell out for another dogbone when this is supposed to be fine?

 

[Dan@SJM]

Take it off and have a look, Get a screw driver throung the midle and move it around, see if there is any splits in the rubber.The symptons youve described are for the dogbone mount.

 

[BRUN]

go buy some Tiger Seal/Bond......

take your dogbone off, clean off the dirt, now fill in the gaps in the rubber circle with the Tiger Seal/Bond.......let it dry, then refit it

should be much better

 

[mr_merc]

In which case I'll have a look.

I'll be disappointed if it is that mount again, not even worth taking back to gsf and complaining though I guess.

Tried sealing it last time and didn't seem to work, but then I used some pink stuff that was supposed to be good.

Where can I get tiger seal from then Brun?

 

[Paul C]

the gsf one is not original. and i have seen one and they seem pretty weak. i would buy a genuine renault one or and uprated one from hill power (these are very good and strong)

 

[mr_merc]

the gsf one is not original. and i have seen one and they seem pretty weak. i would buy a genuine renault one or and uprated one from hill power (these are very good and strong)

I did wonder, didn't look as much of a beefy rubber joint. I might try removing it and buying some of that u-pol tiger seal stuff to put in it.

 

[Paul C]

worth giving it a go mate. will save you a few ££

 

[mr_merc]

Excellent advice guys, really appreciated.

Now all I need to do is actually find the tiger seal!!!!

 

[BRUN]

most old school motor factors will probably keep it in, its used for bonding spoilers etc to cars

 

[Paul C]

or just go to your local bodyshop and get them to fill it up with the stuff. save you buying it and then just chuck him a fiver!

 

[Sami]

Bet you'll find its the top gearbox mount gone mate...