engine movement?

[*tell*]

I got a vr6 a few weeks ago.
when i bought the car i thought one of the engine
mounts had gone. because when driving and holding
the gear lever you can feel it move.
on my mk2 it was a gearbox mount.
but the vr is cable change?
and ive replaced all 3 mounts 2 engine and 1 gearbox 

[*tell*]

 
any ideas?

[boneybradley]

try and rock the engine and see if it moves more in 1 direction.... if it's solid (and you can not spot any mount movement) it's not a mount problem and if you give more details on when you can feel it (when changing gear, coming off the clutch etc)

[*tell*]

when your driving along and accelerate the gear lever moves
back. let off it move forwards? it happens in all gears?
the gear change isnt as good a my mk2 valver (after i replaced the bushings)
im thing about replacing the one week old gearbox mount with a solid one.
but not sure if this is the problem. 

[llol_slim]

when your driving along and accelerate the gear lever moves
back. let off it move forwards? it happens in all gears?
the gear change isnt as good a my mk2 valver (after i replaced the bushings)
im thing about replacing the one week old gearbox mount with a solid one.
but not sure if this is the problem. 

i'd be interested in hearing about a cause, a I have exactly the same problem.
The gear stick kind of wobbles when your driving .. i think maybe low revs more so?
But yep, accelerate goes back and when you let off, it jumps forward a little (not out of gear though)

If you rest your hand on the gear stick whilst driving, you can feel the "chug" of the engine.

BTW : Mine's an 8v gti J reg

[boneybradley]

I have a feeling this is a problem on the linkages and not a mount (as these have being replaced!).. if it's cable operated the bushes are similar to a mk2's and there is a ball on the bottom of the gearlever that can break and it could cause this problem..
there's a guide in the mk2 section on replacing the bushes and linkages. could be worth having a look

[bishthefish]

ive got simialr, ive justv replaced the struts, shocks and all 3 mounts on my VR, but there is movement, especially in reverse, i think its the wishbones as these are common failures.. just a shame the front bolt is seized on at the moment .. airgun time !   they are great cars though, what a sound eh ?

[*tell*]

well been under the car today and thought it might be the subframe
maybe loose but no
i wish it was rod change like me mk2 which i miss
i have looked on alot of different forms cant find nowt

[Pete Taylor]

Mine does it too, there is no repair kit available for the cable change box. I tried repairing the lever mechanism with all new bushes but it made no difference. I have new engine mounts and a new gearbox mount. I also have powerflex subframe bushes. Still the same problem though. Although an annoying problem it's not top of my things to do list at the moment. I daresay i'll end up with new cables for the shift mechanism as i'm guessing these will have been stretched in the past by some furious gear changing