tranny mounts
 

hey guys... i posted a while ago about like a jolting when i go to accelrate etc. im thinking it could be a tranny mount. is there a way to inspect them to see if thats it? and is it hard to replace? i really think its the tranny mount though because the shifter is like bouncy whenever i hit a bump etc.

your car a v6 or v8? They're easy no matter what but a little more time consuming on the v6s

its a v6... am i right to think its the mounts?

it's quite possible.

auto or manual?

ok and is there an easy way to know?

i just put 1500 into the car just for maintenance in the past like 3 months and dont have the money right now to have it looked at

like I said... auto or manual?

I have an auto, so I'll explain how to tell this way.

Does it clunk when you go from park to drive, or reverse, or anything?

If you nail it from a stop can you hear or feel the trans clunk on the tranny tunnel?
If it's bad enough, this can happen just going over bumps driving or even by your motor torquing. Mine was like that when I snapped the bolt one time.


If you wanna go poly, it's not exactly a direct swap, but I have a crossmember in my garage out a 3.8 / 4l60e car that's already got the bolthole elongated for a poly mount. That takes care of 2/3rds of it for you

its manual but yeah, when i go to accelerate somewhat hard you can feel a clunk, when i let off the gas i can feel it clunk

does the shifter move excessively when you hit the gas? sounds like a tranny mount to me.

i dont know what you would call excessively... wish i knew one of you guys that are local that know what to look for... i dont know much

jsut replace it anyways, the car will feel better anyways

where are you located?

word... i did goofys V6 and it was super difficult but i would be willing to help if its after finals

hamilton, NJ...(the one right outside trenton)

The tranny mount is simple to replace. Total time should be less than 20 minutes. It's only held in by a few bolts. I'd be willing to give you a hand with it one night (I'm right over in Ewing).

- Justin

that would be awesome ;-) PM me or whatever to talk it over

remeber, poly on a v6 = notch the crossmember (got an extra in the garage) and shim it up 1/2" ish

Wanna bring it the the trucks tomorrow and I can grab it?

- Justin

what should i buy? should i wait until we see if it is the mount? im thinking this weekend would be great because of the good weather we are supposed to get

Well it's easy to check yourself to see if it's the mount. Just crawl under there and look. If it doesn't seem obvious, just push up on the back of the trans a bit and see if the mount is cracked.

- Justin

my tranny mount just broke i also live in hamilton nj im replacing mine tommorow

oh its Camaron... i think we played soccer together once... i saw you driving today i think you were going down nottingham way/hamilton ave around 5?

yeh i was why who are u :shock:

bob boka... we played on the white soccer team together i think right?

didnt make it to trucks but I'll be not too far away this weekend.