Loose engine mount...?

[delirical]

So accelerating away in the lower gears there is an initial shudder and again when changing gear which definitly feels like a loose engine mount as i had the same issue a couple of months ago. It was the front mount which was tightened up and locktight applied.Which resolved the issue. i checked it yesterday and it is solid...
Any pics for location of the other mounts? I'm not sure why these appear to be coming loose?
Car as per sig.
Thanks in advance.

[Simeon]

Grab the engine and shake it to see if it's loose. Could also be a dodgy clutch, try changing up a gear without using the clutch and see if it still judders.

[delirical]

Thanks mate, tried grabbing the engine but no obvious movement.

Also tried putting in 1st and rocking the car back and forth but hard to tell.

I'm almost certain its a loose mount as the symptom is identical as the previous, i have a feeling its the gearbox to engine mount as slight resistance in gearbox when selecting reverse.
Any advise or pics to show what else it could be would be great.

[rubjonny]

get someone to put it in 1st and bring to biting point with bonnet up while you watch, if engien looks liek it wants to escape then theres your problem

[delirical]

Yea thanks Jonny, ill give that a go next.

[beechymonza]

This hapened to mine, I changed front mount an all was ok, About a week later when i change gear or let it roll in gear then put foot down it jolts,
Put handbrake on with bonnet up an get someone 2 bring it 2 the bite an you will see the gear box mounting has probably gone, Its at the back on the right as you look at it,

[delirical]

When you say 'gone' do you think it will need replacing or just tightening?

[rubjonny]

if it does the above it'll want replacing. not too bad to do the job, but quite fiddly. undo top bolt and jack engine up, then remove the alloy bracket that sits on it which means a fair bit of the gear linkage needs to come off, then you need to take out the 3 bolts thru the diff housing. see my gear linkage faq it has a short note on it and the bolts circled in one of the pics

[delirical]

Sounds like a b!tch, do you fancy doing it for me Jonny? I will happily pay you for your time. Im from Marlow so your not far from me.

[rubjonny]

trouble is i dont really have any free time any more, too busy making conversion looms!

its easy job, anyone who know 1 end of a spanner from another can do it.  if you could redo your own gear linkage bushes then doing a mount swap wont be any more difficult