oh yes, you could of done that if didn't want to use the shorter bolt that MEdieval sent everyone.
Medieval Transmission + Passenger Mounts installed!!! *lots of pics*
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oh yes, you could of done that if didn't want to use the shorter bolt that MEdieval sent everyone.
idk, still debating on putting it back on or not, im to lazy to do anything right now lol, got my AP so the power has me content for a little while(a week), ill pick up a bolt and try without the washers and see what i getLOL, you'll fine if you used washers to take up the slack. Just make sure everything is tight.
so how long did you ride on the mounts before taking it off?
I am actually on my 3rd day now (didn't drive it at all on Friday)....and I can tell the idle noise/vibration has settled down for sure....the letting off the gas noise is still there....still pretty loud but the idle noise and vibration has settled down alot
i'm shooting for 2 weeks...thats how long another member said it took his to settle
i had mine for about 3 weeks, the vibes i have no issue with kinda like it, but the noise is horrible, ive got a supercharger 3rd gear haha, ive been told to just live with it cus thats the way its suppose to be, but idk if i wanna hear it all the time. no one get me wrong, love the mounts, when i had them on they were deffinetly worth it
Hmmm...so did the noise get any less?
Worth every penny. Car feels much better without the wheel hop! Tractions bars FTW!
The noise from the tranmission is going to be there. I had a TRZ transmission mount before I switched to the Medieval. The TRZ had much more vibrations and my GF would complain all the time. So i swapped it out for a Medieval mount. The gear noise is still there, but there is less vibrations at idle and low cruising speeds. It was kind of a PITA to install, but worth it.
It took me 2 weeks and about 600 miles before I noticed the mounts quieting down.
i need to put them back on and see if they deaden out or not, but as of now no they did not quiet down for me.
You are right about that. Abilor was talking about the TRZ mounts though. Just a mis-communication.
I had the TRZ mount. It was good quality and looked nice. My GF didn't like how bad the vibrations were. Another thing that worried me the TRZ after I bought it was that most of the pictures I seen on here of transmission mount failures was the lower part was breaking. So being the TRZ is just a top section had me worried. Dark Star had a GP on the Medieval trans mount so I switched and sold the TRZ.
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Yes, I agree. I've installed mine and the noise is horrindous. You can hear every noise that comes from the transmission, even while in neutral, stopped with the clutch out. Gear whine is audiable almost all the time. I can hear each gear engage when shifting. The actual Shifting however is most excellent!
I'm pretty sure this noise being caused from the mount binding when the bolts are being tightened. If you look at the factory mount (and the other aftermarket ones too) the clearance holes on the upper plate are rectangular and much larger than the studs that protrude thru them. The upper mount on the new one is a thru hole barely larger than the stud. It was difficult to get the plate over the studs (I ve read this from several other people too)and then the bushing into place in the upper mount. In fact the plate wasn't really laying flat on the body after I got the bolt for the bushing in. I'm know that when I put the 4 bolts on it and pulled the mount down it put a side bind on the bushing, and in turn put a lot of side force on the studs. I'm sure that is where all the noise is coming from.
I plan to take my upper plate of this weekend and machine the clearance holes so that they are rectangular openings like the original plate, so that there is some adjustment on the completed assembly and that there is no side force being exerted on the studs from the plate. I'm 90% sure this will cure the vibration problem. I will post an update after I do this as to what happens to the vibrations.
As a side note it didn't take anywhere near 125 ft lbs of force to take my recalled factory bolt out, and after half a turn I took the bolt out by hand. I don't see any evidence of thread locker on it either. I've noticed the shifting getting a bit vague in the last few months and an odd steering feedback on a left to right transistion on my daily drive to work around that same time period. I'm sure the bolt was in the process of working loose.
good thing you caught it in time....keep us posted on how the break in goes...and also your little modification on making the holes rectangular
***WARNING***
This is for future readers and people that have these mounts on your car.
These mounts are failing and causing engines to drop.
I was lucky, my passenger mount only tore on one side and caused my engine to shift.
It did not drop completely but I am still having problems from the shift and strain that was put on the motor and other mounts.
This is a warning to take the mounts off ASAP and use at your own risk.
Good luck to you all!
This is for future readers and people that have these mounts on your car.
These mounts are failing and causing engines to drop.
I was lucky, my passenger mount only tore on one side and caused my engine to shift.
It did not drop completely but I am still having problems from the shift and strain that was put on the motor and other mounts.
This is a warning to take the mounts off ASAP and use at your own risk.
Good luck to you all!
