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OWEN V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 318 Posts | Posted - 30 Nov 2017 : 17:04:44
| Noise from a driveshaft. When investigating garage tells me the rear gearbox mount has come loose and the gearbox is sitting on the floorpan. Any idea how this could happen and what's involved to repair? |
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OWEN V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 318 Posts | Posted - 01 Dec 2017 : 12:25:25
| Now I'm told the gearbox rear rubber mount has perished and it's an engine out job. Haven't seen it myself. The thing is, it's been driving fine; the only reason it's in the garage is because of a noise from the wheel bearing/driveshaft.
Can anyone tell me does the rear mount 'perish'? Is it an engine out job? Bit difficult as I haven't actually seen it. | |
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UK_Sub V4 Guru
United Kingdom 2555 Posts | |
OWEN V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 318 Posts | Posted - 01 Dec 2017 : 18:03:02
| Thanks Simon, Does anyone know where I get a replacement rear gearbox mount? Anyone know of a bodge that might work? Jacking it up and inserting rubber between floorpan and box? Loosening engine, moving it forward and replacing mount without removing engine?
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OWEN V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 318 Posts | Posted - 01 Dec 2017 : 18:05:41
| Anyone know of anyone close to North London who could do this job? | |
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UK_Sub V4 Guru
United Kingdom 2555 Posts | Posted - 01 Dec 2017 : 19:33:42
| I think Skandix do these and probably Malbrad too - check out their websites.
As for someone who could do the job - fairly near to North London would be Dawid at Leelac Saab in Stevenage. Although he works on more modern Saab's he knows the V4 very well and may know a workaround that doesn't involve taking out the engine.
His number is 07850 401572 | |
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UK_Sub V4 Guru
United Kingdom 2555 Posts | Posted - 01 Dec 2017 : 19:48:54
| Skandix no longer stock them and the Malbrad one is £162!
Hopefully, someone on here has a used one in good condition. John Wyatt has been selling some V4 parts recently, so he may have one, or you could try Graham at Macdonald Classic Cars/The Saab Shop.
Just checked ebay and the last person to sell one, was 'lumpey' from this forum I think - and it was £36 for all engine/gearbox mounts, which is a lot more reasonable.
Let us know how you get on... | |
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Joshinator99 Starting Member
USA 39 Posts | Posted - 02 Dec 2017 : 03:51:50
| Considering the amount of work entailed to take out the engine and gearbox, there is roughly a 0% chance I would recommend a used mount...!
1972 Sonett III | |
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v4admin Forum Admin
United Kingdom 519 Posts | |
OWEN V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 318 Posts | Posted - 02 Dec 2017 : 14:02:08
| Cheers Simon, Has anyone on here got a rear gearbox mount in good condition? | |
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Joshinator99 Starting Member
USA 39 Posts | |
OWEN V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom 318 Posts | Posted - 02 Dec 2017 : 19:52:34
| Hmmm............. £123 inc delivery. Better than Malbrad but... anyone got a good used one? | |
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lumpey V4 Beginner
United Kingdom 51 Posts | Posted - 02 Dec 2017 : 20:23:55
| I'll have a scout through my stockpile tomorrow to see if I have another one... | |
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fuling Starting Member
Sweden 32 Posts | |
AlexW V4 Fanatic
210 Posts | Posted - 04 Dec 2017 : 23:28:30
| The mount listed on the Swedish club site is a two stroke part, I think there is a difference between the 2 stroke part and the V4 part. I had this problem when my v4 failed it's MOT on excess play on the rear gearbox mount. I had to remove engine and box just to find that the bolts holding the rear mount had come loose. Annoyingly I later found out that the gearbox mountings are nothing to do with the MOT and I should have queried the tester's authority to fail it. | |
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fuling Starting Member
Sweden 32 Posts | Posted - 05 Dec 2017 : 22:35:06
| AlexW: Right, I have changed.
I guess -64 and 65-68 same stiffness. (2T) The divinity is 3 welded nuts of 65-68. 68-80 (V4) is stiffer in the rubber than 2T Otherwise, like 65-68 (2T) | Edited by - fuling on 05 Dec 2017 22:35:43 | |
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