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[ontarv]

fixing carby today and looked down and found this




is this a common problem
i drive it pretty hard
i like noise too



its nice and deep for a 1.6
it blows a bit of smoke
but i do drive it hard and very short trips

[KI11Z]

damb . . . . will that be an engine out job?!

[ontarv]

might see if i can jack it and mig it
i hope
just will drive it nice for now
its my work car

[Golf Loon]

Didn`t you have a solid bush in there???
This is your punishment.
Never seen a mount crack like that, but I`d probably weld it where it is.

[ontarv]

the old mount was hard
but there wasn't any cracks when
i put the new standard one in 6 months ago
engine moves alot on take offs
exhaust bangs on the floor and it has to move 3 to 4 inches to do that

[gldgti]

it shouldnt move that much - the radiator support engine mount and the rear gearbox mount should prevent that movement if adjusted properly.

[Golf Loon]

Yeah one of the mounts must be rooted for it to hit the floor. Front mt or rear gearbox one probably.

[gtimk5]

They move heaps when the bracket breaks off. I have welded a few back on with the motor still in.

[Alex]

my engine mount failed the other day - the same one. The rubber wore out, and now i have a massive vibration making the whole car shudder.

how do i go about replacing that same mount as the one pictured above??

spanks

[ontarv]

was a bit slow at work today so i put it up
on a hoist all the engine mounts are intact
front one under the radiator was a bit off line but ok
a hammer fixed it
these add to the problem



bridgestone potenza g111's 205/60/13
unreal grip and handling
4 grand drop the clutch and your launched

[ontarv]

alex if you want to fix your mount
it has 5 bolts one to the car and 4 allen headed bolts
which bolt it to the block , but it bolts behind the timing belt
and it has to be loosened or removed to get mount out
and the alt bolts to the end of it on a 76 model
not to hard to do