99 Protege solid polyurethane motor mount install
March-16th-2002, 05:01 PM
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99 Protege solid polyurethane motor mount install
Hay Protégés,
Take a look at my photo album, click link in my sig. I just finished installing solid polyurethane motor mounts bushings and have supplied one and all photos of the install.
My timing was pretty good too because the front motor mounts bushing was completely gone. The poly bushing I used I come across them kind of by accident or luck. I had originally ordered from www.tuningzubehor.com two sets of universal top out bushing/bump stops P/N # FWBVA for my Mazdaspeed struts. But after talking to H&R decided to keep the OEM foam top outs on the car and just install new poly dust boots, pics in photo album.
Well any-who I was going to remove the rubber motor mounts and cut up the poly top out bushing I had bought from Tunning Zubehor stuff them in to the empty spaces around the mounts and then fill the rest of the empty space with silicone. Well I got the mounts out of the car, and the front mounts center section just fell out on the floor, damn. But wait a minute the hole left in the mount after the center fell out I.D. looked to be the same as the O.D. as the poly bushing I had bought and was about to cut up. So I get out the calipers same O.D. and length, holly ****. What about the mounting bolt/sleeve thought the center? With a little craving of the rubber around the metal sleeve that runs though the center of the mount and BINGO a prefect fit, see pics!
And all for $15.00 a mount a lot cheaper than the $159.00+ that AWR wants for two, front and rear poly motor mounts.
I used a rubber mallet to beat the poly top out busing into the motor mounts bracket and to beat the fitted/craved metal sleeve for the center bolt into the center holr of the poly busing.
The motor starts and runs a lot smoother. And now when I hammer the throttle the motor does not jump all over the place, I even get a little better lunch and traction. I did notice a little more vibration in the driver compartment.
If your interested I've listed the P/N# above and Tunning Zubehor’s web site, their phone number is 805-526-9477. The polyurethane top out/bump stop bushing comes as a set of two for $29.00 P/N FWBVA. By the way I installed them on a 1999 Mazda Protégé 1.6L MTX. I have no idea if they will fit any thing else. The dimensions of the bushing are: Width or Height 50mm x Outside Diameter (O.D.) 50mm x Inside diameter (I.D.) 21mm.
I have an extra set of two if anybody wants them? I'll take what I paid for them $29 plus shipping.
Good Luck,
Take a look at my photo album, click link in my sig. I just finished installing solid polyurethane motor mounts bushings and have supplied one and all photos of the install.
My timing was pretty good too because the front motor mounts bushing was completely gone. The poly bushing I used I come across them kind of by accident or luck. I had originally ordered from www.tuningzubehor.com two sets of universal top out bushing/bump stops P/N # FWBVA for my Mazdaspeed struts. But after talking to H&R decided to keep the OEM foam top outs on the car and just install new poly dust boots, pics in photo album.
Well any-who I was going to remove the rubber motor mounts and cut up the poly top out bushing I had bought from Tunning Zubehor stuff them in to the empty spaces around the mounts and then fill the rest of the empty space with silicone. Well I got the mounts out of the car, and the front mounts center section just fell out on the floor, damn. But wait a minute the hole left in the mount after the center fell out I.D. looked to be the same as the O.D. as the poly bushing I had bought and was about to cut up. So I get out the calipers same O.D. and length, holly ****. What about the mounting bolt/sleeve thought the center? With a little craving of the rubber around the metal sleeve that runs though the center of the mount and BINGO a prefect fit, see pics!
And all for $15.00 a mount a lot cheaper than the $159.00+ that AWR wants for two, front and rear poly motor mounts.
I used a rubber mallet to beat the poly top out busing into the motor mounts bracket and to beat the fitted/craved metal sleeve for the center bolt into the center holr of the poly busing.
The motor starts and runs a lot smoother. And now when I hammer the throttle the motor does not jump all over the place, I even get a little better lunch and traction. I did notice a little more vibration in the driver compartment.
If your interested I've listed the P/N# above and Tunning Zubehor’s web site, their phone number is 805-526-9477. The polyurethane top out/bump stop bushing comes as a set of two for $29.00 P/N FWBVA. By the way I installed them on a 1999 Mazda Protégé 1.6L MTX. I have no idea if they will fit any thing else. The dimensions of the bushing are: Width or Height 50mm x Outside Diameter (O.D.) 50mm x Inside diameter (I.D.) 21mm.
I have an extra set of two if anybody wants them? I'll take what I paid for them $29 plus shipping.
Good Luck,
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