Help! Front engine mount bolt has sheared off :(

[flex]

Ok i took my car to a mechanic mate at the weekend to change me brake pads, i told him that i have been recently getting some knocking while changing gear and reversing etc and when we checked the engine mounts it looked like there was a fair bit of play in the front one. We decided to try and tighten it and in doing so the bolt on the underside (hex type head) has sheared off.

I have ordered a replacement engine mount but i dont think it comes with the bolt, as i didnt look at it myself im not sure of the hole that the bolt goes through is part of the car or part of the replacment mount?? Will i need to order a new bolt or do they normally come with the engine mount kit?

If the hole is part of the car im guessing i will need to drill it out somehow, any help would be greatly appreciated as at the moment im driving with a bit of rope tying the mount down until i can get it fixed!!! (need to get to work).

[capoot]

Are you talking about replacing the metal bracket or the rubber underneath it?

My engine mount snapped causing chaos! I ordered the bracket and only got the bracket, i think you can order it from VW as its a pretty large bolt!!

Hope this helps.

Dan

[flex]

Not the metal bracket but the bolt that holds the bottom rubber mount in place (not the big one above). What i mean by the hex type head is it needs an allen key to do it up.

Does anyone have a link to one of those expoded view diargrams of this??

I have ordered replacement engine mount from gsf and new bolt from the main stealer. I just need to know if im going to have to drill the old one out of if the part it screws into is part of the mount.

[dave355]

Hi newbie here was looking at mounts this morning found this diagram of engine mounts


http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=17384567rb0.jpg

[flex]

Excellent cheers dave. For the record it was bolt no 9 and it was just part of the mount and not the car thankfully!