Transmission (dogbone or pendulum) mount upgrade

[Martin]

The stock transmission (dogbone or pendulum) mount has holes to allow some vibration
There are numerous after market inserts to make it firmer:

APR


Powerflex


BSH


ECS


I've installed one - arggg - it's awful
Anytime the engine is below 1500rpm the cabin resonance is like having your ears boxed
Makes rush hour stop traffic harder to tolerate
Even when driving along at a nice cruising speed, you press the throttle a little harder, that short wait for the DSG to change down where the engine labours a little causes unpleasant resonance

It's going to have to come out I think...

[Ryan_R]

Depends on what duro rating you get.

I have a Whiteline one from eBay which I think is rated only around 75, for the first 2 weeks I had vibrations through the brake pedal when stopped, and when reversing, but now it's not noticeable (only sometimes when reversing uphill).

The 90 duro one is much more race-car-ish and has worse NVH.

[Martin]

That's interesting, I thought my one was soft (70) but am not sure
I'll see if it settles in/down - thanks

[dArK5HaD0w]

u need atleast 90 duro for dsg equipped cars.
80 for manual transmissions.

which one did u install by the way?

[Martin]

I have the powerflex - it was the cheapest

[zei20t]

I have a whiteline one. barely know its there except the vibration in reverse at low RPM

[brad]

Martin
Can I give it a try in my car & see how it goes?

[Martin]

You certainly can Brad - I'll see if I can have it removed on Sat morning

I must admit, the vibrations have calmed down a fair bit
Not sure if it's now seated nicely or if the grease has now done it's job
But vibrations and noise from idle, starting in 1st and reverse are still too intrusive for my liking

[brad]

Do you wish to come over sometime & I'll remove it rather than paying to get it done?

[Martin]

Do you wish to come over sometime & I'll remove it rather than paying to get it done?

Great idea - I drive past Blakehurst weekdays between 5pm and 6pm
But I imagine the weekend is better for you
Let me know what suits you

Cheers...

[Tim]

For people getting excessive vibration with softer inserts. It can be caused by incorrect installation.
The small washer is generally designed to fit inside the hole in the mount as per the red ECS mount pictured above. If you dont have it there you end up with more vibration

[Ryan_R]

I have to give kudos to Tim since he's the one who installed mine - he did a great job.

[brad]

Great idea - I drive past Blakehurst weekdays between 5pm and 6pm
But I imagine the weekend is better for you
Let me know what suits you

Cheers...

Weekday afternoons are out. I'm usually cooking (yay for early-ish finishes!)

This Saturday (9th) morning works for me but not the following (16th).

PM me.