Vibrating on drive take-up, 96 Rover 400

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Mon 19 Jul 2004 01:05
Vibrating on drive take-up, 96 Rover 400 - mfarrow
Well, it's a Tourer to be more precise, but I ran out of letters! Car is a 1.6 litre K-series. Had the clutch replaced at the last service to see if this could resolve the problem. Did a bit but not much.

Now I'm thinking it's engine mounts. I notice there are 3, one each end (left and right) of the engine bay, and one from the sump to the chassis. Presumable this third one is what takes up the twisting torque of the engine and dampens natural frequencies of engine/clutch. Is this the one I should try to replace, or has anyone had this sort of problem and rectified it by replacing the other two? All look as easy to replace as each other, so it's just a matter of which one may help cure it.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.




Mike Farrow
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Mon 19 Jul 2004 19:46
Vibrating on drive take-up, 96 Rover 400 - Civic8
There are two on the drivers side.one on top.the other under the chassis member.my one was visibly cracked/broken.replaced it and was ok after that.not saying yours has but worth a look.?
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