Which mount did you use? There's quite a price difference between BD and VC.

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Dave Arthur <dave.arthur@nscc.ca> wrote:

> I decided to install a new transmission mount on my '86 Westy. Not because
> the original had broken, but that it was original and the rubber *must* be
> worn out buy now. Besides that I have already replaced the rear mounts (all
> four) on the engine.
>
> What a difference! The end of the transmission was lifted approximately
> 10mm
> using the new mount. I had a problem with stiff shifting into first and
> third gear, no problems at all with the new mount. I also have noticeably
> less road noise being transmitted into the van.
>
> So my experience with 23 year old engine mounts is that they *may* be
> responsible for a lot of other things not working well. I suppose that this
> makes sense as they do hold the engine/trans in a specific location for
> everything else to work with (shifting, suspension, CVs etc.). If I was
> restoring a van again, these would be the first parts I replaced.
>
> D
>