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 Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:25 am |
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Anybody changed there bottom engine mount and is it a DIY job? Car is a 2.0hdi, i was looking to just change the whole bracket over rather than replace to bush.
Im not bad at mechanicing but bear in mid i only ahve a trolley jack and axle stands, is this something i could do? any advice appreaciated.
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:53 am |
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should be able too as it 2 bolts 
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:40 am |
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have you done it? i read somewhere that the shaft has to be removed as well, if its acase of unding the bolts and sloting in should be a easy!
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:45 am |
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the mount is pressed into the bracket unless you have got a whole lot or have a 2nd hand one
they is 2 11mm bolts they have to slide out and i think 4 or 5 13mm bolt they go,s into the block, its quite easy on a ramp never done it on the ground tho
drive shaft has to be removed and you will lose the gearbox oil so make sure you have some to hand
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:55 am |
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cheers man, just what i wanted.
Going to get complete second hand one with bracket, and just swap them over. bit of a shitter aboutt he drive shaft, where abouts is the refill tube from the gear box?
I going to have to jack her up and see how much room i have got to play with i think!
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:03 am |
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i did it on axle stands on my driveway.. its easy enough
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:43 am |
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soz bud i forgot the bush is on the bracket and not the bar 
just looked tru me 206 bits and if you have no luck at the scrappers getting one ive one in good condition that i was gonna keep as a in-case spare
i was at the hospital seeing my baby boy when i did first reply or i would have checked the bar i thought it was on.
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:43 pm |
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ah not a problem man, understandable with a new baby! i reckon i can do it just need the weather to improve now!
How much do you want for your mount? there's one on ebay at the mintue for 22 quid including postage, could you do it for that?
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:43 pm |
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| kieron206gti wrote: |
the mount is pressed into the bracket unless you have got a whole lot or have a 2nd hand one
they is 2 11mm bolts they have to slide out and i think 4 or 5 13mm bolt they go,s into the block, its quite easy on a ramp never done it on the ground tho
drive shaft has to be removed and you will lose the gearbox oil so make sure you have some to hand |
This is pretty much right, drive shaft does have to be removed.
When i did my kierons for him to remove the old bush out of the bracket can be a right a**e of i job.
So as a diy job might be abit hard to get the old bush out by your self.
kyle
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:46 pm |
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| spud_owen wrote: |
| there's one on ebay at the mintue for 22 quid including postage, could you do it for that? |
no probs
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:29 am |
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finally got around to doing this, turned out that it wasnt the bottom mount but the top mount! even though i had replaced this 3 months ago, things are abit better but he car is still handling a little funny
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:21 am |
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how do you tell if mount needs changing? without being told by garage lol
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:56 am |
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you could feel mine moving about when you accellerated / changed gear also was affecting steering and was bloody scary at times!
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 7:45 am |
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lol i know one is gone, but im bolloxed if i know which it is lol
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