250 Broken gearbox mount rear bolt

Have you had the updated part fitted? Pics when you have them please.

 

The mrs's dci used to snap all the bolts. It was caused by them vibrating loose. A dab of threadlock soon sorted it

 

What were the symptoms? I noticed mine has a bit of a clunk when I change gear, only noticeable when the windows are down

 

Surely if your car is chewing through gearbox mounts wouldnt it point to perhaps some of the other mounts being worn too, and thats why extra stress is being put on this weaker bolt causing it to fail repeatedly?

Sure I understand that the design may be a contributing factor but something else cannot be right here either.

 

Must be engine mounts that have gone, a lot of movement

 

Can anyone arrow this bolt from an under bonnet shot or can it only be checked from the underside ?

 

Ah Mick loves Meg 250's, its a constant reminder of what his Meg GT is not capable of
I had mine with him on last Tuesday.

 

Did you get this sorted bud ? mines makes a bit of a clunk changing into 2nd & 3rd .

 

Mint , going to have to get mine fixed ! Was it costly ?

 

Removed mine today, could rock my engine back and forward with one hand, these take a lot of punishment so it's definitely a bad Design idea, might make a torque damper to absorb some of the shock

 

You could rock it one handed with the broken mount on or when you removed it?

 

No with the mount removed, all my mounts are fine, just shows how much energy this mount absorbs

 

Right I'm with you now. Hopefully Vibra Technics will release a full engine mount kit to reduce a lot of movement.

 

I'm pretty sure a torque damper will solve the problem, stiffer mounts on top should also solve this problem but unless tested you never know

 

I have that fitted but hasn't really seemed to make it feel any stiffer. I'm wondering if the lower torque and upper stabiliser are the same as they look identical and if so the VT link could be fitted top end as well for even more support.

 

Maybe it just feels soft to me still as my daily 172 has full set of VT mounts and it's like being inside a washing machine, by comparison anything would feel soft.

 

Just had exactly the same issue with mine....sheared bolt. Symptoms were heavy increased vibration and noise through cabin. Bolt is way under specced and was a clean shear.

 

could u show some pics?

 

Sorry mate but didn't keep the bolt. It sheared about 3/4 inch under head...had to drill rest out.

 

Mines in at Renault tomorrow for a suspected gearbox mount issue, maybe its this rear bolt also. Im getting vibrations when at idle

 

Does sound likd it. Lot of vibration in cabin I found

 

how much on av does this cost to replace?

 

Isn't there an updated part to resolve the issue?

 

Supposedly change the design from the 250 to the 265

 

Or the Vibra Technics mount to change to.

 

Yup, dif part numbers too i posted it up a while back...maybe even in this thread somewhere!