[V8] Transmission Mounts - signs of failed mounts?

[Ed Kellock]

Yup, same... XL phillips, move the weatherstrip. I've never had my crossbar
off. Same situation with my '90 V8q.
 When I did the tbelt on my '91 the torque mount was good.

 On 10/20/05, Ingo Rautenberg <irautenberg at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hmm. Always been able to do that. Maybe meant with a regular phillips head
> screwdriver to remove the three rear screws for the top airbox. Before I
> bought the extra-long phillips-head and peeled back the wetherstripping on
> the firewall, I would indeed have to remove the crossbar.
>
> Ingo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Korn, Bob" <Bob.Korn at Fike.com>
> To: "Jeremy Ward" <jward.v8 at gmail.com>; <dsaad at icehouse.net>;
> <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [V8] Transmission Mounts - signs of failed mounts?
>
>
> > I was told that if you can remove the air cleaner intake/cover without
> > removing the cross brace, your motor mounts are shot. My mounts on my
> > 90 V8 must be shot :-)
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> > Of Jeremy Ward
> > Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:50 PM
> > To: dsaad at icehouse.net; v8 at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: [V8] Transmission Mounts - signs of failed mounts?
> >
> > Thanks for your replies, Dave. It has been doing it almost as long as I
> > have had the car (3 years), got progressively worse, and is pretty
> > predictable now.
> >
> > 2 years ago, I replaced the rubber exhaust hangers, as I heard that they
> > can
> > stretch and cause the sagging exhaust to rub on the cross brace - no
> > change.
> >
> > When you look at the underside of the car, you can't tell any obvious
> > signs
> > of exhaust rubbing on other parts, but I will take a closer look.
> >
> > Which leads me to my next question... How can you tell for sure whether
> > or
> > not you have a failed mount (motor, transmission, or torque stop)?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > - Jeremy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> > Of
> > dsaad at icehouse.net
> > Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 9:25 AM
> > To: v8 at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: [V8] Transmission Mounts
> >
> > Forgot to add -
> >
> > if the exhaust pipes are hitting on the car body - meaning they are too
> > high,
> > your problem is the front mounts have collapsed. BTDT.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > Quoting dsaad at icehouse.net:
> >
> > > Have you had your car at the tire shop recently?
> > >
> > > If they used a platform lift on your car, they more than likely bashed
> > in
> > > the
> > > cross member and or floor pan. The rattle is the exhaust on the cross
> > > member.
> > >
> > > Of course you could have bad tranny mounts too - but look at the
> > crossmember
> > > and
> > > pipe alignment. You can bend the crossmember if needed, and the
> > exhaust
> > > pipes
> > > can be adjusted a small amount.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting Jeremy Ward <jward.v8 at gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > > Well, it's time to replace the (auto) transmission mounts on my V8.
> > When
> > > I
> > > > am at a stop light (for instance), I have a rattling vibration that
> > appear
> > > > to be coming from under my seat.
> > > >
> > > > Any BTDT experience on this job?
> > > >
> > > > The part number I have is 441 399 153C for both the left and the
> > right.
> > > > What are your thoughts about using good-used mounts? Anything else
> > I
> > > should
> > > > replace at the same time?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > - Jeremy
> > > > http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/audiv8qowners - 42 V8s on the
> > map!
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