AdamAnt

O.K., I hit the curb, ***. Anyway my transmision mount is completely destroyed.

Does anybody have a picture of the under side of gen 1, I need to explain to somone what part I need. Also if anyone has the trans mount assembly and would like to sell it let me know.

Where are there good sources for used parts (wreckers)?

jeremy

iTrader: (1)

junkyards my friend. they are your paradise.

Blitz0309

he speaks the truth

AdamAnt

I've been calling and calling, i can't find any. I might have to start looking farther south. Do you know of any good yards?

inittab

Trying doing a search on valuparts.com . That's how I found all of my local junkyards that had RX-7's.

357

Yeah, I picked up some dirt-cheap wheels for my snow tires that were in really good condition, and a turn signal lamp for only $65.

Keaponlaffen

How did you manage to run so far up onto a curb that you destroyed your tranny mount? That's far I can't even put my front end up onto one, 'cause my air dam hits first

Jeff

damon

May want to check the oil cooler, radiator, and rearend for damage while your down there. they all sit a little lower than the tranny mount.

peace

RotorMotorDriver

iTrader: (1)

My tranny mount is bad too. www.schucks.com has a surprising amount of mounting pieces and crap. You can go to the store and order a brand new one, thats what Im doing .

~T.J.

AdamAnt

Well, I was turing into a parking lot, and as I was turning the front wheel popped up over the curb and the car landed directly on the transmision mount, it pushed the trany up about 2 inches. I was accelerating at the time (maybe a bit to fast). My cat has some dents in it, but other that that everything is O.K. I don't know how it managed not to damage anything else, but I just count myself lucky.

ScruffyChimp

Hi.

I don't even know that this is a photo of an RX-7.
Still, it was in my RX-7 directory, so I guess it must be. I don't know who the original credit for the picture goes to.

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~jamesmcl/tranny.jpg

Hope it helps,
ScruffyChimp

AdamAnt

Thanks, thats the photo I needed.

Keaponlaffen

Heh, looks lke everyone has an oil pan leak or two... I'm not the only one that has to keep watching my oil level I see....

Jeff

fcouperus

Not what you want to hear after your experience but I had a spinout on oil with an 85 SE which swung the *** end over a low profile median curb onto the tranny.

Since you knocked the gearbox up 2 inches with a hard shock, you'll want to also check:

- pilot bearing
- main (3) & counter shaft (3) bearings in gbox
- bearing front cover seals inside tranny bell housing

If these didn't take a hit now, you'll likely have a tranny rebuild ahead of you sooner rather than later.

Good luck

Manntis

The tranny mount is actually one of the inexpensive Mazda pieces. I got one from the dealer for $31 Canadian, about $20 US.

Zalitore

i have one i belive... it kinda looks like
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er... something like that anyway if so i have a spare one you can HAVE for free

Zalitore

bah didnt quite work how i wanted it too

AdamAnt

Everything has been fine. Actually the hit was not that hard, I think as the car sat on the mount, and while I was trying to get it off the curb it pushed it up.

But I will be pulling the motor and tranny this winter, I had planed on doing the clutch and pilot bearing and throw bearing.

The car seems to run perfectly.

Except last friday I was in a six car accident on the highway. My front bumber is bent and the fairing below the back bumber is pushed in. A car locked up the brakes in front of me in heavy rain and I locked up like a ****. My tires are **** and I should not have been out in the rain. Anyway, now I have a good excuse for buying a mariah front bumber and airdam.

I have had some bad ******* luck.

Manntis

I hear ya... I hear ya