DIY: Changing lower engine mounts

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Re: DIY: Changing lower engine mounts

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vanadinite wrote:Bursons may not have them, the shop i get them from is Walker Auto One in ipswich QLD. quite a specialty shop IMO because they have listing for everything FTO. The mounts are made by a company called Transgold, no number sorry. (they probably have numbers but the shop didn't know them, they just had it as a listing for rear/front mounts for FTO :lol: ).
Damn. So are they just the stock standard mounts? Why not go poly urethane or something, won't they last longer?
If I send u cash could u get me them haha??
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destinationtoby wrote:
vanadinite wrote:Bursons may not have them, the shop i get them from is Walker Auto One in ipswich QLD. quite a specialty shop IMO because they have listing for everything FTO. The mounts are made by a company called Transgold, no number sorry. (they probably have numbers but the shop didn't know them, they just had it as a listing for rear/front mounts for FTO :lol: ).
Damn. So are they just the stock standard mounts? Why not go poly urethane or something, won't they last longer?
If I send u cash could u get me them haha??
Poly bushes are gonna make your current vibrations feel like foot massages and are totally unnecessary for your car, they are required if your running ben's kind of power because the torque from his engine wrecks normal rubber mounts. A waste of money and inpractical IMHO for your car. And yes they're just stock rubber mounts. What we need is these ralliart mounts but they're not being made anymore so we'll just have to get by.
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Also if you do solid mounts you'll have to do it all round, not just 1 or 2.
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vanadinite wrote:Also if you do solid mounts you'll have to do it all round, not just 1 or 2.
Ok I hear ya, yeah well I want to do all four ;) is that how many there is? Two at the bottom crossmember and two on top on either side of the bay..
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vanadinite wrote:Bursons may not have them, the shop i get them from is Walker Auto One in ipswich QLD. quite a specialty shop IMO because they have listing for everything FTO. The mounts are made by a company called Transgold, no number sorry. (they probably have numbers but the shop didn't know them, they just had it as a listing for rear/front mounts for FTO :lol: ).
They are f**king wankers at that auto one. Worst service ever.
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The bottom 2 are solid, the left and right are not solid.....for a manual MIVEC.

Vectose....Could you please post up the part numbers for all 4, so I can order them from Amamamamamamamamamaayaaa.....and would the bottom 2 come already in their mounts? Thanks :D

EDIT: Bennoz thanks for the heads up on that set that silver posted.
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PHIL069 wrote:The bottom 2 are solid, the left and right are not solid.....for a manual MIVEC.
So you recommend solid lower crossmember mounts?
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vanadinite wrote:
PHIL069 wrote:The bottom 2 are solid, the left and right are not solid.....for a manual MIVEC.
So you recommend solid lower crossmember mounts?
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vanadinite wrote:
PHIL069 wrote:The bottom 2 are solid, the left and right are not solid.....for a manual MIVEC.
So you recommend solid lower crossmember mounts?
OMG, the manual fto has solid bottom mounts as stock
the auto hasn't got solid ones

solid but softer compound rubber than polyurethane
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Sahin wrote:
vanadinite wrote:
PHIL069 wrote:The bottom 2 are solid, the left and right are not solid.....for a manual MIVEC.
So you recommend solid lower crossmember mounts?
OMG, the manual fto has solid bottom mounts as stock
the auto hasn't got solid ones

solid but softer compound rubber than polyurethane
Thanks but at the moment mine aren't so solid :lol:
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PHIL069 wrote: Vectose....Could you please post up the part numbers for all 4, so I can order them from Amamamamamamamamamaayaaa.....and would the bottom 2 come already in their mounts? Thanks :D
OK, I done some looking...

Up to 1997 FTO Manual + all come in their mounts
MR197540 Front Engine mount for FTO V6
MB949166 or MB691237 Rear Engine mount for FTO V6
MR197614 Upper gearbox mount LH

Can't find RH side Upper engine mount and haven't look @ Amamamamamamamamamaayaaa yet

EDIT: Did grab this pic...
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PHIL069 wrote:
PHIL069 wrote: Vectose....Could you please post up the part numbers for all 4, so I can order them from Amamamamamamamamamaayaaa.....and would the bottom 2 come already in their mounts? Thanks :D
OK, I done some looking...

Up to 1997 FTO Manual + all come in their mounts
MR197540 Front Engine mount for FTO V6
MB949166 or MB691237 Rear Engine mount for FTO V6
MR197614 Upper gearbox mount LH

Can't find RH side Upper engine mount and haven't look @ Amamamamamamamamamaayaaa yet

EDIT: Did grab this pic...
I'll have a look tomorrow arvo if you don't figure it out by then. :lol:

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Amayama wants $38 for postage, so $145 total just for the bottom two :? Seem reasonable enough or can we do better?
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I can get em local for 126 but with postage to you bits probably end up the same. Only quicker
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I have just called my local Autopro to get some prices, they will call me back during the week and I will let you guys know the outcome.
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The ralliart mounts are heaps better than the standard items. My idle is totally smooth now, shifts better and no more juddering under load.

Jive me the measurements of the f/r mounts and I'll see if I can find anything.
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Front mount:

http://www.motospecs.com.au/images/prod ... MT8416.jpg

Rear mount

http://www.motospecs.com.au/images/prod ... MT8419.jpg

Both can be had for $50.00 each, but the rear mount seems to be not solid, but its for an manual evo.

Not sure about the size so check up first.
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Removed mine today.. Why is the back one so much more ruined then the front :/
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Coz you drive like a cock? :-P
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Bennoz wrote:Coz you drive like a cock? :-P
Then y aren't both of them fucked :lol:
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