gear box mounts for rover 75 v8

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Originally Posted by David

What is interesting is that the mountings and bracket are listed as being different from VIN #732 (in the case of the manual box only). Anyone aware of any design change ?

Tip: If you only get German language on the 'Allbrit' page, alternate between the languages a couple of times using the flag pull-down list, top right. Once was not enough for me!

David

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Found this on the rave disc ....

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Wonder if it's a better option?

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Originally Posted by steve00136

... Wonder if it's a better option?

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What option for doing what, and in what sense better? Sorry, don't follow :ash

David

That this may have replaced the the bobbin set up - assume they wouldn't have changed it unless they thought it was an improvement.
Get it?

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Originally Posted by steve00136

That this may have replaced the the bobbin set up - assume they wouldn't have changed it unless they thought it was an improvement.
Get it?

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I think you may have a better imagination than I do. :confused:


David

Steve, I think the bobbins are obscured by the aspect view.

I'm only suggesting as a possibility they may have changed the rear mountings after #732 after David's remark that there may have been a design change.
Maybe they utilised the XJ8 rear gear box mountings like the front engine mounts which are a derivative of the XJ8.

Pic from the 260 workshop manual and of the xj8 gearbox mount.

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Possible of course, Steve, but the change at #732 as indicated by the German site, if indeed that is fact, still indicates the need for two rubber mountings and the price is the same as prior to #732. That would be unlikely to be so were the change related to an XJ type mount, as you suggest could be the case.
(P.S. Removed your dupe post, Steve).

David

I'm still looking!! ....... I wonder if they used the BMW gearbox rubbers as they look very similar. Will get it up on the ramps at my local garage - the notch and peg should be a give away - possibly.

https://mgztinfo.files.wordpress.com...1162619454.jpg 4R75W

Just to update:-
I got the car up on the ramps of my local garage and got a lot better look at the rubbers and came to the conclusion with the garage owner (who is an american classic car enthusiast) that the rubbers were fine.
If not I would have bought the cheaper bobbin rubbers to fit before buying the £50 ones.