Lower engine mount.

[Bremar 2]

Ive had what felt like an unbalanced wheel but only related  to a certain rev range.  Wheels balanced but was still there. I’ve identified it as a deteriorated lower engine mount which I’m replacing. However the bracket and mounting do not appear to line up. Anyone have any reasons for this that I can correct, maybe? Please see picture below 

Thank you 

Bremar. 

[Leslie green 111]

With a new bush it should be fine ,the centre of the bush hss twised as the rubber is gone.. Make sure the new bush goes in the same as the old one as the position isn't obvious when its off the car and sits at an angle.

Edited December 30, 2024 by Leslie green

[SRDT 183]

How are the other engine mounts? If this one is in bad shape it should be the same for them.

[Bremar 2]

I had just finished removing the mounting when i posted. I did not remove the bracket to do this. Since posting  I’ve put the new Quinton Hazel one in. Referring to your post Leslie re position of mount i put it back as it came out, solid bits top and bottom., but now I’m wondering if that was correct and its actually 180 degrees wrong. Please see Youtube vid  attached. I have all the other mounting incl. gearbox so will look at those too as you mentioned in your post. SRDT. 
also theres a rubber washer on the cv shaft  thats floating?  See vid. Thanks for any help 

Bremar. 

 

 

[Leslie green 111]

Im not near my car and did it a while back but it looks same as other pics of ones I saw on ebay. The rubber bit on the  drive looks like its of the carrier bearing looking at this pic 

Edited December 30, 2024 by Leslie green

[welshpug 1,662]

That looks quite an angle, is the gearbox mounting ok?   There are two holes in some cases.

[Bremar 2]

Hmm if that rubber washer/bit is off the carrier and given the diagram it is, I need to get it back there. It looks as if its flipped inside out so to speak. Ill give it a go tomorrow. Thanks Leslie. 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2024 by Bremar

[Bremar 2]

Thanks Welshpug. I have the other mountings so I can check them all tomorrow if my wife lets me go out to play!

thanks 

bremar. 

[Leslie green 111]

looking at the driveshaft again there is no way that rubber boot could get over the wider diameter collar at the steady bearing so it can't be from there and is maybe something fitted to auto's .

[Bremar 2]

I have changed both the upper engine and gearbox mounts. All went in satisfactory but that didn't change the  angle of the lower engine mount. I am minded now to either:

1) bend the bracket so at least the mounting holes in the rubber will be at 90 degrees to the mounting itself. This would pull the engine towards the subframe by a few mm. Or 

2) drill 2 new mounting holes and move the bracket across by say 2 cm. This would line every thing up again. 
 

anyone  done anything like this? 
Thanks 

Bremar. 

 

[Leslie green 111]

Is the battery tray being held in with 4 bolts are and all the mounting holes in the tray ok and not bent out of shape , its quite easy to miss the 2 lower bolts out as they are almost impossible to see . The battery tray essentially sets the engine position in these.

Edited Wednesday at 09:59 PM by Leslie green

[Gohn 68]

- what you called a rubber washer on the driveshaft is a splashguard. it should sit flush up against the diff end as you rightly suggest in your video. they usually sit flush happily but can wear down a bit and 'wander' ,so a zip tie would help

 

- haven't seen the bottom mount bush at an angle like yours before.

if any of the battery tray bolts are missing, (as leslie suggested) the tray will probably crack eventually

 

[Bremar 2]

Wow, thanks Leslie, that is a very interesting information ref the 2 vertical and 2 horizontal bolts holding the battery tray. I can not see the horizontal bolts but there is no movement and the tray looks firmly set against the wheelarch area. See photo. I’ve now changed all engine/gearbox mountings and there is very little difference in the angle of that lower mounting bracket. Maybe its an auto gearbox issue cf manual gearbox. 
Thank you Gohn too for that info on the splashguard. Happy knowing that. 
 

i have yet another question relating to driveshafts for this automatic Gentry model but ill make another post for that 
Thanks again Bremar.