Joe West
05-08-2005, 01:05 PM
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:30:21 -0700
From: Steve Goodman <rearengine.steve@worldnet.att.net>
Re: <VV> Transmission Mount Failure
Monza67@aol.com wrote:
>
> Is there an easy way to tell if a late model trans mount is in the failure
> mode? I'm suspect of mine and need to know alittle more before I go thru the
> trouble of changeout.
Hello: Usually the mount will 'sag' and allow the powertrain to be low
on one side or maybe just drooping towards the front. With the car on
the ground, you can rock the car back and forth (or maybe side to side
is what I want to say) and the powertrain will rock also. If the mounts
are good, the powertrain will not have a rocking motion.
Do these mounts also have a catch so they won't totally
> fail and drop the trans like the engine mount has?
> Monza67, however mounts are on my '66 Corsa
The mounts have a big washer built into them. I have never seen a mount
completely fall out of the mounting although I admit to not having seen
it all.
Regards, Steve
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:30:21 -0700
From: Steve Goodman <rearengine.steve@worldnet.att.net>
Re: <VV> Transmission Mount Failure
Monza67@aol.com wrote:
>
> Is there an easy way to tell if a late model trans mount is in the failure
> mode? I'm suspect of mine and need to know alittle more before I go thru the
> trouble of changeout.
Hello: Usually the mount will 'sag' and allow the powertrain to be low
on one side or maybe just drooping towards the front. With the car on
the ground, you can rock the car back and forth (or maybe side to side
is what I want to say) and the powertrain will rock also. If the mounts
are good, the powertrain will not have a rocking motion.
Do these mounts also have a catch so they won't totally
> fail and drop the trans like the engine mount has?
> Monza67, however mounts are on my '66 Corsa
The mounts have a big washer built into them. I have never seen a mount
completely fall out of the mounting although I admit to not having seen
it all.
Regards, Steve
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