> [mailto:spitfires-bounces+bill=rarebits4classics.co.uk@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of hdrider570@peoplepc.com
>
> I just had to yet replace another rear engine mount in my Herald. It is
> the OD type and only about a year old. Are others
> experiancing this same proplem? Basicly the blade that mounts to the OD
> seperated from the rubber both times. Seems like it might
> be defective mount issue.
I'm afraid it's a matter of parts quality. The vertical part of the
overdrive mounting originally had a formed loop on the bottom face. This was
sunk into a rubber bed, itself surrounded by a U-channel.
The modern replacements have a simple vertical blade embedded in the rubber.
The weight of the gearbox applies a cutting force into the rubber, quickly
weakening the assembly in use.
As far as I am aware, no-one currently makes this part to the original
design.
Cheers,
Bill.
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