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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Sam on 16 September 2010, 10:36

Title: Gearbox rocking and a rolling
Post by: Sam on 16 September 2010, 10:36
When I’m changing gear or setting off my gearbox rocks, the MOT bloke said it was loose but nothing to worry about but im pretty sure It has got a little worse since then. So how do I cure this? I did a quick google of mk2 gearbox mounts to no avail. Any sarcastic ‘use the search you tw@t and you get this super awesome guide on how to cure it’ links would be a welcome brucie bonus.
Title: Re: Gearbox rocking and a rolling
Post by: Ben Lessani on 16 September 2010, 13:11
If the gearbox is rocking, replace the gearbox mount, simples!
Title: Re: Gearbox rocking and a rolling
Post by: clipperjay on 16 September 2010, 15:10
I dont know you well enough to call you a TW@T but just typed in gearbox mounts or engine mounts and fountains of information to trall through  :tongue:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?action=search2 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?action=search2)

Summerised
Apprently a 1.3 or 16V solid rubber one will do, but you need to drop the subframe to get bigger rubber mounts in. Plus putting bolts back the right way round helps :laugh:
Title: Re: Gearbox rocking and a rolling
Post by: Ben Lessani on 16 September 2010, 16:21
Apprently a 1.3 or 16V solid rubber one will do, but you need to drop the subframe to get bigger rubber mounts in. Plus putting bolts back the right way round helps :laugh:

There's a wrong way round ?
Title: Re: Gearbox rocking and a rolling
Post by: Sam on 16 September 2010, 17:45
Apprently a 1.3 or 16V solid rubber one will do, but you need to drop the subframe to get bigger rubber mounts in. Plus putting bolts back the right way round helps :laugh:

There's a wrong way round ?

Ha ha, oh dear!
Title: Re: Gearbox rocking and a rolling
Post by: clipperjay on 16 September 2010, 18:08
heres the thread it was suggested a possible cause of knocking even after mount was changed LOL :laugh:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=47561.msg373752;topicseen (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=47561.msg373752;topicseen)
Title: Re: Gearbox rocking and a rolling
Post by: rubjonny on 20 September 2010, 10:04
think you mean the 2 bolts thru the metal bracket on the front of the box, if you fit em the wrong way they'll hit the chassis leg. no need to drop the subframe, what you do is unbolt the alloy gear linkage bracket thats bolted onto the box with 3 bolts thru the diff casing, then you can get the bigger mounts out