hello everyone,

has anyone done the transmission mount on the XJR?

It always had some play (more so than I'd have liked to see), but it had always been quiet ... until a few days ago ... now it has been making clunking noises ... similar to worn out upper rear shock mounts ...

I looked up the XJR transmission mounts and all online retailers seem to be stocking a piece of it ... for instance a smaller spring at one retailer, larger one at another...some rubber mount elsewhere and so forth...

I'm just wondering if there's a kit that has everything in it? What's the part # and where?

also, for benefit of the archives, is there a DIY on how to replace it? pretty straight forward affair or is this one of those 8 hr jobs like the lower coolant hose ?

thanks in advance.

 

Not aware of an all-in-one kit, but don't take mine as the final word.

Replacement is straightforward. Support the weight of the trans, unbolt the mounting bracket and central pin, install new parts, bolt everything back together. The two right side bolts for the mounting bracket are partially obscured by the exhaust but it's not really too hard to reach them.

As I recall the mounting brackets holes are elongated and allow for some left-right adjustment. Make sure to mark the original location. If you inadvertently move the trans to one side or the other you'll be disturbing the driveshaft/propshaft alignment.

Cheers
DD

 

I believe that Jagbits.com has a kit it is not cheap however. I think that it is about $250.

 

thank you Doug, I will make sure I observe your suggestions when i change it

Mjones: you are right, they have it listed there .. appears to be a kit consisting of the following parts: 2 springs, bushing, and 4 mounting cups

Now, I am curious ... what is the usual suspect when there's too much play in the mount? Is it the spring sets that are faulty, or the bushing? Or the mounting cups? Or a combination of all above?

 

i believe that it is typically the bushing that goes bad. I have just ordered one for mine and I am going to install it tomorrow.

 

if you could take pictures of the installation process that would be awesome

the reason I suspected I may need the kit is because I didn't see the springs (but I am not sure if you can see them without removing the cup first), and there was quite a bit of movement (more then a couple of inches), so I figured the springs may have fallen off or broken...