Gearbox Mount

iananita · Post by **iananita** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:11 pm

Here is a (bad) pic of my Gearbox or rear engine mount, 1992 manual Liberty.

Question is it broken? because it seems the outer rubber mounts seem to have separated but the thicker inner rubber mounts are still solid. If I jack up the box, the inner rubber mounts stretch while the outer mounts move closer together.

[ATTACH]2225[/ATTACH]

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:57 pm

A lot of mounts have a thick solid centre that is bonded between the two mount plates with a pair of 'buffers' either side. Dunno if this mount has these buffers but sounds like it. Are you chasing a problem or just doing an inspection and thought "hang on...."

iananita · Post by **iananita** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:11 pm

steptoe wrote:A lot of mounts have a thick solid centre that is bonded between the two mount plates with a pair of 'buffers' either side. Dunno if this mount has these buffers but sounds like it. Are you chasing a problem or just doing an inspection and thought "hang on...."

Have heard intermittent dull thud from underneath, this is what I found.

Also seems to be a lot of play with inner CV housing into gearbox on both sides

someguy · Post by **someguy** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:41 pm

I am in the same boat as you, but with engine mounts.

Mine are cactus (rubber has all split and separated).

Makes the engine knock and thump when turning corners quickly/accelerating quickly.

Hopefully when I get the time over the next few weeks I will replace them

Post by **yarney** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:56 pm

The gap at the front of the pic suppose to be there as long as the thicker inner rubber mount is still attached to the box your right

If the thud happens when your driving on bumpy roads it could be the large bush on the rear of the lower control arm gone
They are filled with oil so there might be some oil around it thats how you tell or take the nut and backing plate off the rubber boot will be torn

Jan