gear box mounts for rover 75 v8

**steve00136** · 23-12-2021, 04:37 PM

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

Found this on the rave disc ....

Wonder if it's a better option?

**David** · 23-12-2021, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by steve00136

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

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

David

**steve00136** · 23-12-2021, 04:56 PM

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?

**David** · 23-12-2021, 05:26 PM

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?

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

David

**Pete** · 23-12-2021, 08:08 PM

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

**steve00136** · 24-12-2021, 09:55 AM

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.

**David** · 24-12-2021, 10:58 AM

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

**steve00136** · 02-01-2022, 10:31 PM

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.

4R75W

**steve00136** · 18-08-2022, 11:37 AM

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.

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