Re: Worn out motor mounts in 164?

["John Wiltshire" <John.Wiltshire@domain.elided>]

Peter,

The symptoms that you describe don't sound too much like motor mounts.  A
noise that is related to wheel speed must be somewhere in your drive train.
Having done the motor mount thing over Christmas, I would say that even if
they are badly worn or collapsed, the motor should not move enough to make
anything grind.

There are three mounts - two on the timing belt side that do most of the
work, and one at the gearbox side.  You can check for wear by unbolting the
top dog-bone mount and rocking the motor.  If this doesn't tell you
anything, the wear usually manifsts itself as clunking when power is
applied or you lift off.  Try a few cycles of accelerating quickly then
backing off.  You will generate some lovely big clunks if the mounts are
shot.

See AlfaBill's guide to motor mounts at
http://alfabill.com/164motormount.htm

Good luck, and let us know how you go!

Cheers,
John WIltshire
Sydney Australia





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