Paid £90 for a new right (top) engine mount bracket from the dealers because the bush was vibrating like mad, did 12 miles AND fitted it in my lunch break today, and guess what? It's STILL vibrating like mad!
At least it's improved things a little. If I'm careful and very gentle pulling off I don't get the nasty metal-on-metal vibrating sound, but ARGH £90! I had a look and the little bush in the rear bracket is cracked to hell but not moving much and the lampshade shaped mount doesn't look damaged, but is moving a fair bit.
I think I'll spend the £20 to replace the lampshade shaped part... The question is how do you remove/replace it? I can't tell how it's fixed to the body...
Also how tight should the joints through the bushes be? Should they be tight enough to restrict rotational movement or loose enough to let the joint bend?
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
jameslxdt wrote:i had the same issue and changed the wrong mounting
this is the bugger that causes the vibration
Yeah my one of those is bad too, but last time I looked wasn't quite as bad as that one.
Part #183946 £27.95 inc vat according to the servicebox website. I was expecting it to be more expensive than that. Think I'll be on the blower to the stealers first thing in the morning!
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
It just took 22 minutes to replace the mount in your pic, including a few talking to colleagues (did it in the car park during lunch break). Not bad eh?
It's made a noticeable difference to how the car drives, but so did the last part of the mount I replaced. Only time will tell if it's the other bit I guess...
Still want to know how tight I should do the joints... :/
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
make sure its not loose, if its not, then make sure the welds havent failed and its partially ripped out , not uncommon unfortunatley
and it should be as tight as you can do it
Peugeot wrote:what are you worried about? we made car that lasted 10 years"..."Zat is very goode non?
jameslxdt wrote:make sure its not loose, if its not, then make sure the welds havent failed and its partially ripped out , not uncommon unfortunatley
welds in what, the bracket between the bit you took a picture of (todays replacement) and the bit that attaches to the engine (last week's)? Hmm might have a look at that at the weekend when i attack the thermostat (and dome-shaped mount if i can get one in time)
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
sh*t. I ain't used a welder since I was about 13 and don't intend to start again on my precious. Guess this could be expensive Any idea just *how* expensive it's likely to be at £50/hr?
I'm starting to think I'm not going to get the car through its MOT in Feb... This mount needs sorting out as a priority before it destroys the car, then i need 5 tyres, tax, and whatever in the steering got me an advisory last time ("swivel joint" - wtf?)... Doubt I'm going to be able to afford it Might have to SORN it for a month or two
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
, not uncommon unfortunatley
