New Member RX-7 Technical Post your first technical questions here, in an easy flame free environment, before jumping into the main technical sections.

motor mounts gone bad?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 16, 2016 | 09:32 AM
  #1  
r0to-D3wd's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 35
Likes: 1
From: sevierville
motor mounts gone bad?

hey guys denton here, i know iv already posted about how my car will vibrate the shifter *** at about 3k rpm and up. yall helped me out quiet a bit but i have another question. iv been reading and a lot of people say rx-7 motor mounts are just solid mounts so theyll shake your car some cause there coping with the engine power. is that true? and also what about a warped fan? coukld that be the issue? if yall could maybe help tell me how to check a few things so i can see if there the problem id appreciate it, i just need to narrow it down to find the issue. once again my throw out bearing is spining a little bit. not bad, but i can here it rubbin. THANKS ! -denton
Reply
Old Feb 16, 2016 | 09:48 AM
  #2  
FührerTüner's Avatar
Penis Healthy
Tenured Member: 10 Years
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 2,596
Likes: 799
From: █▬█ █▄█ █▬█ █▄██▬█ █▄█ █▬█ █▄█
What year? Sounds like U-Joints to me.
Reply
Old Feb 16, 2016 | 10:21 AM
  #3  
r0to-D3wd's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 35
Likes: 1
From: sevierville
Originally Posted by Fuhnortoner
What year? Sounds like U-Joints to me.
its an 83. 12a stock. all it has is a webber 48ida carb on her. and people have told me u-joints but would they make the vibrating noise when the cars in neutral? it does it in neutral, when the clutch is pressed, and when the clutch is depressed. when im driving and in gear and press in the clutch it stops when the rpm goes down. but if im driving and down shift and let off clutch it vibrates till the rpm get below like 2800rpm.. thanks for the reply btw!
Reply
Old Feb 16, 2016 | 10:47 AM
  #4  
evo_koa's Avatar
Martin S.
Tenured Member: 10 Years
Liked
Loved
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,555
Likes: 123
From: Huntsville, Al
I would check into getting shifter bushings, if they are worn the shifter will vibrate a lot
Reply
Old Feb 16, 2016 | 02:12 PM
  #5  
r0to-D3wd's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 35
Likes: 1
From: sevierville
Originally Posted by evo_koa
I would check into getting shifter bushings, if they are worn the shifter will vibrate a lot
ill check em out i dont think theres that much play in them tho i could be wrong. thanks tho!
Reply
Old Feb 17, 2016 | 12:13 AM
  #6  
r0to-D3wd's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 35
Likes: 1
From: sevierville
Originally Posted by evo_koa
I would check into getting shifter bushings, if they are worn the shifter will vibrate a lot
I found that my lower insulator washer is missing on my transmission cross member bar. Could that be the reason? It's like a rubber washer one side has one on the bottom and one on top. And the other only has one on bottom. And I can move it around cause the bottom ones missing and the nut won't tighten down no more. Could that cause the vibration?
Reply
Old Feb 17, 2016 | 06:00 AM
  #7  
roTAR needz fundZ
Tenured Member 15 Years
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,614
Likes: 31
From: Freeland, MI
Very good possibility
Reply
Old Feb 17, 2016 | 05:41 PM
  #8  
r0to-D3wd's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 35
Likes: 1
From: sevierville
Originally Posted by lduley
Very good possibility
Are my transmission mounts suppose to have the rubber connected to the mount? My trans mounts rubber isn't connected. I can Jack the trans up off the rubber part where it bolts down.the part that's bolted on the trans just slides over the rubber part that bolts on the cross member bar. Is that a bad mount?
Reply
Old Feb 17, 2016 | 10:04 PM
  #9  
KansasCityREPU's Avatar
Out In the Barn
Tenured Member: 20 Years
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 6,704
Likes: 1,250
From: KC
That mount is suppose to be a solid piece. It's cheap.
Reply
Old Feb 18, 2016 | 12:24 AM
  #10  
r0to-D3wd's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 35
Likes: 1
From: sevierville
Originally Posted by KansasCityREPU
That mount is suppose to be a solid piece. It's cheap.
So that's the issue then? The cause of the vibration? Because I can Jack the trans up and the bracket that connects to the trans without loosening the mount nuts. The bracket left's up pass the rubber.
Reply
Old Feb 18, 2016 | 07:29 AM
  #11  
roTAR needz fundZ
Tenured Member 15 Years
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,614
Likes: 31
From: Freeland, MI
it COULD be your vibration, you or us won't know until you replace it. It obviously needs to be replaced anyways because like REPU said, its supposed to be one piece, and it sounds like it isn't from your description
Reply
Old Feb 20, 2016 | 05:03 PM
  #12  
r0to-D3wd's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 35
Likes: 1
From: sevierville
Originally Posted by lduley
it COULD be your vibration, you or us won't know until you replace it. It obviously needs to be replaced anyways because like REPU said, its supposed to be one piece, and it sounds like it isn't from your description
the mount is on its way! ill let yall know thanks!!
Reply
Old Feb 21, 2016 | 09:22 AM
  #13  
misterstyx69's Avatar
Retired Moderator, RIP
Tenured Member: 20 Years
iTrader: (142)
 
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 25,581
Likes: 136
From: Smiths Falls.(near Ottawa!.Mapquest IT!)
Originally Posted by r0to-D3wd
its an 83. 12a stock. all it has is a webber 48ida carb on her. and people have told me u-joints but would they make the vibrating noise when the cars in neutral? it does it in neutral, when the clutch is pressed, and when the clutch is depressed. when im driving and in gear and press in the clutch it stops when the rpm goes down. but if im driving and down shift and let off clutch it vibrates till the rpm get below like 2800rpm.. thanks for the reply btw!
The decelleration would cause the drive train to try to catch up with the rear end so that bad mount or BROKEN MOUNT would definitely give you the symptoms of a good shake when slowing down.
If the mount was good then the mount would absorb the difference in speed and you would not get the shake.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Megabridge
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
3
Feb 3, 2016 01:32 PM
nik3000
Introduce yourself
0
Feb 1, 2016 05:02 AM
sethicus
New Member RX-7 Technical
3
Jan 26, 2016 10:41 PM
Newtotherx-7
New Member RX-7 Technical
1
Jan 24, 2016 12:38 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:13 PM.