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I fitted a New mondeo mount to my Auto dizzle yesterday and frankly , at the moment its awful ..
a bit more vibration generally ..
But the main Problem is when I hold the car on the footbrake and pop it in reverse, the whole car shudders like a goodun'.
I can only think either the new rubber is way to stiff ? or maybe the small bush ( where the bracket clearance is the
smallest) is moving too much and allowing the alloy frame to touch the chassis bracket ?.
Anyone got any thoughts on this ??

Chris

Fit the proper mount?

MrDoodles wrote:Fit the proper mount?

Don't think they were available at one point, hence the 'Mondeo solution' - are they 'back in stock' now?

Tourerfogey wrote:

MrDoodles wrote:Fit the proper mount?

Don't think they were available at one point, hence the 'Mondeo solution' - are they 'back in stock' now?

What, like this one?

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-KKH101402

Well trying to avoid forking out nearly 90 quids for a proper mount
As MG went in for an Oil change last week and we found cracks in both front tyres ..
So expecting bigger bill

Off with under tray today as its been sunny out .. and can see the problem the Small end of the Mondeo Mount is really just too big in diameter to fit in , there is a couple of Mm clearance but this actual mount has a rather soft rubber in the small end , so it does does most of the movement when under load and causes the aluminium frame to hit the bracket when under load in reverse .
Looking at it . remove metal from the bracket would seem to be the best way tot mod it . but don't have a grinderette or even 240v in the road to drive one. Might try thinning down the mount but nut sure if there is enough metal there.

So having the time , the materials and the inclination I've done a temporary mod to the original.

I've had a piece of sound deadening rubber off the side of a nuclear Submarine, my secret how I got it

so machined this up to fit along with a bit of nylon as spacers to fit MG frame and stuck it in.

As its a solid bush it a tiny bit stiffer than the original , but doesn't hit anything.
And far smoother than the unmodded Mondeo one ..

PASS on its longevity though .???.

Pic's
new Sooper mount




In place.



The two small ends for comparison..


As an Aside ... I did want to reseal a joint ( whilst doing my RR Booster spring) found my sealant had Gone off .. the whole cartridge had gone solid, But it made a lovely block of rubber , , quite hard to cut , impossible to tear and pretty dam stiff ... it was a Tube of fixall MS Polymer I used to fix and seal my Old Fiat Windsceeen and other odd bits .

Using my own version of a Shore hardness tester I've tested it in comparison to the old rubber out of the MG mount and it is very very close in hardness, but it is a weeny bit softer , so maybe an option if we ever need to cast a new rubber thingy somewhere ? ( just thought)



Chris

These replacement kits are on Ebay at around £25 for both ends. No need to hack bits off nuclear subs or did you get the scrapings off the one that grounded the other year.??

springy wrote:These replacement kits are on Ebay at around £25 for both ends. No need to hack bits off nuclear subs or did you get the scrapings off the one that grounded the other year.??

I know, but they don't deliver in 10 minutes on a sunday !! and when you want to use the car in the mean time and Monday morning for Work . needs must ..

Actually the panel was a Scrap offcut from the Sonar absorbing panels of a Sub, not not quite the right stuff for this. used it mostly for Sheet metal beating.

ceedy wrote:I know, but they don't deliver in 10 minutes on a sunday !!

But locating a sub and taking it apart without being shot has been easier?

Jürgen wrote:

ceedy wrote:I know, but they don't deliver in 10 minutes on a sunday !!

But locating a sub and taking it apart without being shot has been easier?

Ahh but I was in R&D so got before it was fitted.. a bit safer