Using a Mondeo engine mount

[tvpcop]

Originally Posted by sudderz71

Worth a punt i say,looking forward to doing it.

Good luck mate, its really easy just get a nice sharp blade in your hacksaw its only alloy so pretty easy to cut

[soapy]

Originally Posted by tvpcop

Good luck mate, its really easy just get a nice sharp blade in your hacksaw its only alloy so pretty easy to cut

Cheers mate to be honest i reckon when i take off the original its going to be shot as there is a bang on pulling away coming from the engine area so hopefully this will sort it many thanks for your efforts with this its what makes this a great club,regards Dave

[tvpcop]

No probs mate, but as said Wuzerk deserves the credit, i just replicated his work.

Heres the thread where we started discussing alternatives if youve got a spare hour lol

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=73157

Let us know how you find it

Cheers
Graham

[wuzerk]

[wuzerk]

For some reason I cannot add text to the above picture. If you look carefully you will see that the right hand horizontal buffer is SOLID rubber.
The one used by TVCOP has a large hole in it! That means that we need to identify which models of Mondeo these two came from.
I have looked at the pic on e bay where I bought the mount and it shows a hole! It says it is suitable for any Mondeo Mark 3 from 2001-07.
Either there is a difference between petrol and diesel models or they are universal but have been modified. It looks as though I will have to drill a hole in the rubber!
EDIT. I have phoned the e bay supplier and they say they wouldn't know why one has a hole and the other doesn't!!

RE EDIT: I have searched and found a pic from a Ford dealer. The pic shows the hole in the buffer and says it is for petrol and diesel models 2000-2007
so my solid one is a mystery. The price for a new one is £67.25 +£5 postage.

[soapy]

I recieved mine this morning Wuzerk and this is what i recieved same as yours by the looks of it and by the same supplier i reckon,pic below,will i still be able to utilise this.?

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[wuzerk]

SUDDERZ: Yes, identical to mine. Your handle doesn't say if you have an auto or not. Mine is an auto so I will be interested in your findings. We now know that we can drill a hole in the rubber if we think it will improve things. Then again, our solid buffer type might be the latest design for all we know.
(TVCOPS is a manual).

[soapy]

Originally Posted by wuzerk

SUDDERZ: Yes, identical to mine. Your handle doesn't say if you have an auto or not. Mine is an auto so I will be interested in your findings. We now know that we can drill a hole in the rubber if we think it will help.
(TVCOPS is a manual).

Mine is manual aswell wuzerk,i'm going to go ahead and do this mod but its going to be a couple of weeks before i can fit it due to working but as soon as i have i will report back with my findings,many thanks to you btw for all your hard work around this,cheers Dave.

[tvpcop]

Thats interesting, i didnt notice the difference. I'd leave the buffer solid and fit it on then see how you find it, if it is a little bit harsh maybe take it off then and drill a hole in the buffer

[wuzerk]

Since SUDDERZ has a manual too he will probably be ok with the solid buffer but, as you say, he can easily drill out some rubber if necessary.