Lower engine mount...once more.

[wuzerk]

A few of us are searching for suitable cheaper alternatives. I am waiting for delivery of a S/H Mondeo unit which looks vaguely promising. I must say that I like the look of FIDELS bushes.

[WeeMan]

Fidel, this looks like your onto a winner!, hope your tests are going well and I can buy one from you soon.

[Mintee]

Originally Posted by Jules

Yes we just received a few OEM,s from Rimmers

Are they for the diesel or the petrol? Have you done a test comparing with the originals as you showed above?

[workaholic_ro]

Originally Posted by wuzerk

A few of us are searching for suitable cheaper alternatives. I am waiting for delivery of a S/H Mondeo unit which looks vaguely promising. I must say that I like the look of FIDELS bushes.

Mondeo ? Vaguely is the right word. This is how it looks:



I had "converted" one to poly, months ago, for my brother's car (Mondeo TDDI). I'm not very sure, but, if I recall it right, it is smaller and more rigid than the Rover OEM tie-rod.

As for my bushes nothing much to tell. The good part is that my car is still running with one of them. The bad part is that it is too rigid for the diesel. The four arms of the "X" version are are too short for the hardness of polyurethane, therefore a significant part of the engine vibrations goes to the car's body. Even with two arms removed there is room for better.
The "animal" from below is going follow, if it passes a few basic lab tests:

[T-Cut]

Originally Posted by workaholic_ro

The "animal" from below is going follow, if it passes a few basic lab tests:

That's the upper arm link of a Transformer isn't it?

TC

[mantianak]

Will you fabricate th metal or use an exsisting frame?

[workaholic_ro]

Originally Posted by mantianak

Will you fabricate th metal or use an exsisting frame?

It's my own design, not an existing one. I will probably use steel, protected by galvanisation or phosphatation.
BTW, I need a little help here. It's been months since I replaced my broken engine mount with the "X" version mentioned before, don't remember how much room is above it. The "Transformer" is slightly higher than the OEM part.
I would appreciate if anyone could confirm that there is enough space to fit it. Picture attached, the green dotted line is the perimeter of the original one.
(@T-Cut , wrong guess, it is a leg link of a Transformer, only used once for an arm, but that was in USA and for a Woman Transformer, to film an add for McDonalds )

[workaholic_ro]

Back to the real word.
This is the latest try. Will see how it works next week.

[milosnikolic]

Excellent work ! Congratulations on progress so far...

please keep us updated and regards from Serbia

[wuzerk]

WORKAHOLIC, re your request about clearance. There is plenty around the large end on the Diesels but I Assume that you are now thinking of producing the barrel with your insert so that it just has to be pressed into the original mount? The small end doesn't fail anyway.
Your pic of the Mondeo mount isn't exactly useful since it has obviously been set alight.