Just a question. When I got the engine for my Civic conversion, I grabbed the upper stabiliser bar (engine mount) as well, the one that goes from the engine near the dsitributor to the bulkhead. The rubber bush on one end was very loose, it could be wobbled around inside the ring it sits in. I assumed I was missing something, but I found another one yesterday, and it's the same. I'm puzzled - normally I want the engine to be as stable and firm as possible, with no looseness in the mounts. Are these bars supposed to be like that, or have I ended up with two that are both missing something?
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Upper stabiliser bar/engine mount strangeness
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Hyperblade
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maby pro t ones are the same anyone know?-
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bigelboe...can you buy the "eurathane" you speak of?if so what kind of places sell it?
hyperblade...in theory there should be no "shock" if the engine has no room to move with tight mounts,sure you may get a little force being exerted in the points of the car where the mounts connect but ide say that would be far better than the small thud that a worn or loose mount would create..
my 2 cents
matty
hyperblade...in theory there should be no "shock" if the engine has no room to move with tight mounts,sure you may get a little force being exerted in the points of the car where the mounts connect but ide say that would be far better than the small thud that a worn or loose mount would create..
my 2 cents
matty
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HyperBlade wrote:bigelboe wrote:Yeah its a bit weird, makes the car a lot smoother to drive if you fill it up with goop.
What would you rather have, all the shock going into a loose rubber engine mount, or something internal...
Just my 2c no idea why its like that...
Having large amounts of engine movements just leads to accelerated wear for so many parts, any hoses and exhausts and all sorts of things, cyclical loadings are not good for part life.
As for the urethane people usually use stuff called windscreen sealant. Any of the big hardware stores sell urethane sealer tho, mitre 10 or bunnings. Just go have a browse and read the labels.
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A Near perfect sleeve for the mounting bush can be made from a 40mm poly pipe joiner.
Take the joiner (80c at bunnings) and cust a strip roughly 1cm wide from the cylinder, cut it ti the right length, then put it around the bush. We had to use a couple of hose clamps to squeeze it down a tad to get it in, but once done, it is near perfect.
As bigelboe said, you need it to be tight as you will suffer damage if the engine can roll around on that strut.
Take the joiner (80c at bunnings) and cust a strip roughly 1cm wide from the cylinder, cut it ti the right length, then put it around the bush. We had to use a couple of hose clamps to squeeze it down a tad to get it in, but once done, it is near perfect.
As bigelboe said, you need it to be tight as you will suffer damage if the engine can roll around on that strut.
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