Powerflex bushes fitted correctly??

[pickles172]

Evening,

Tonight I have fitted the powerflex bushes to my dogbone engine mount.

I looked at the guide on here by Dave who says that the thick part which locates onto the gearbox end should be facing up.

On my OEM mount the thick part was at the bottom when I came to remove it.

When it came to putting it back with the new bushes I tried Daves way with no joy (it looked out of position like this) so I have put the thick part at the bottom.

I have taken it for a quick drive and there is vibration on hard acceleration in 1st and 2nd. Is this normal when freshly fitted or do I need to try and find a way to fit it as Dave says?

Who else has experienced this vibration.

Thanks

James.

 

[Fred@BTM]

thick part at the small end faces up

 

[pickles172]

Cheers Fred need to change this mount around then pronto!

Sounds like the OEM mount was in the wrong position then.

 

[jenic]

Mines fitted thick part facing up as above.

No noticeable extra vibrations

 

[ionutz]

I put it 2 days ago-with the tall part up and the short part down.

No extra vibrations when running-at ilde speed the steering wheel vibrtaes-but i thin it's normal.

 

[ionutz]

idle

 

[ionutz]

I put it 2 days ago-with the tall part up and the short part down.

No extra vibrations when running-at idle speed the steering wheel vibrates-but i think it's normal.​

 

[pickles172]

Thanks chaps, I will change this when I get in tonight hopefully it will sort out this issue.

 

[ionutz]

Today I asked to Powerflex-they answered me with the thick part up.

http://www.powerflex.co.uk/product-details/Dog+Bone+(Twisted)+Engine+Mount+Bush+Kit/333.html

 

[pickles172]

Yep thick part up. Changed mine over tonight and runs very nice I am impressed. Cheers guys

 

[coxxy]

i read another thead on here after fitting mine with thick part up and it said to swap it over th thick part down

 

[JackJack]

i read another thread on here after fitting mine with thick part up and it said to swap it over th thick part down

Nope defiantly thick part up.

 

[franx]

^^ think about this guys; it makes sense when you think about where all the torque/force is pulling on the one bolt; would you want it pulling further down on the bolt, or near the mounting/box where it is strongest?

so yeah, thin part against the box (up?) so stress on the bolt is the least was my guess. Mine is on mounted this way and all is good.

 

[sideways danny]

^^ think about this guys; it makes sense when you think about where all the torque/force is pulling on the one bolt; would you want it pulling further down on the bolt, or near the mounting/box where it is strongest?

so yeah, thin part against the box (up?) so stress on the bolt is the least was my guess. Mine is on mounted this way and all is good.

incorrect, and also incorrect that all the force is through 1 bolt. There's a bracket that goes forward of the dogbone that spreads the load very evenly. large part up, no arguement

 

[franx]

hm..
stress on bolt is still the same though , no matter where the bolt spreads its force to. (only speaking about the bolt, there has been a case of this being ripped out!) But i'm a self taught man so ... still think about it; elementary it is

 

[Dave.]

Thick part should be facing up...

I should do a guide... Oh wait.....

 

[franx]

haha i might be turning mine around with all the opinions on here ! ..Ah well, the strenght of a group saying something

 

[coxxy]

how was the standard one fitted?, i cant remember

 

[coxxy]

so should i go and swap it over again to thin side down????

 

[JackJack]

so should i go and swap it over again to thin side down????

Yes thick part up.

 

[coxxy]

thats how i first fitted it until i read another thread to swap it over

 

[coxxy]

i swapped it over and now feels like a lot of engine movement when changing gear. theres also a knock which i think its the subframe, correct me if im wrong

 

[coxxy]

both top mount are new too

 

[Fred@BTM]

youve done something wrong there then

 

[coxxy]

it was fine till i swapped the dogbone over

 

[sideways danny]

may have damaged the small bush when it was fitted wrong?

 

[coxxy]

only bin on for bout a week or so

 

[coxxy]

when getting the bite in gear there is only very slight movement in the mounts which i thought was normal

 

[coxxy]

Now ive took the dogbone out and can see that on the small end the bolt that goes thru into the gearbox is smaller than the cylinder thats pushed into the bush. You can wiggle the bolt in the bush.

 

[sideways danny]

wont matter if you do the bolt up tight. It'll clamp the sleeve completely still

 

[sideways danny]

rectified exactly this on a cup today. Professionally fitted........... apparently

 

[Fred@BTM]

they messed up fitting a dogbone? how?

 

[sideways danny]

small end bush with the big section facing down.

 

[Tigger]

Fitting my bushes tomorrow - can someone confirm where on the mount the 2 washers go, which end/side?

Cheers

 

[sideways danny]

either side of the small bush.

 

[Tigger]

Thanks buddy