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Feroza engine mount

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:36 pm
by Newtothefourbeworld
bounced the front of a rock yesterday and busted the p-saide engine mount.

the problem with this is that i have a planned trip this w/e and havnt been able to find anywhere that has one......

im in sydney and was just wondering if anyone on here has one/would be able to get one that i can buy and get shipped to my door by friday so i can install it friday night prior to the trip with some seatbelt :)

also is an applause mounts the same or do they change as its fwd?

much appreciated if anyone can help.


thanks!
michael

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:17 pm
by MightyMouse
Applause ( being transverse, front wheel drive ) has different mounts AFAIK - not even mounted in the same place.

Repco got me one in a very short time ( one day ) and I think it was shipped from Sydney.

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:58 pm
by Newtothefourbeworld
yepo repco to the rescue!

$80 and they will have it tomoz arvo which isnt bad

on a side note do any of you guys want to come to watagens this sat?

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:25 pm
by MightyMouse
Make certain to put some seat belt webbing around it - otherwise its not going to last very long in my experience. Should be lots of references in search if your unsure - but its pretty easy to do.

Not a bad idea to do the gearbox mount as well as I've broken one of those as well and then the engine moves and takes the engine mounts with it.

In fact the Feroza's mounts are just under spec if you do any serious off roading. I'm sort of convinced its a torque issue - the Feroza doesn't have any torque control mechanism, unlike a Vitara for example, and I think this is what largely contributes to the engine mount problem.

I'm using V8 Rover mounts on the engine and transmission with a custom torque control bush to resist the torque reaction caused by the crawler gears.

Problem solved - unfortunately they aren't compatible with stock.