Hello Nigel,Thanks for the tip about the spigot bearing.Regarding the engine mounts these look as though they were new when the car was built 3000 miles ago,the ford parts labels are still attached.I wonder if mounts from a diesel will be stiffer?
Brian. On 13 Aug, 07:38, nigelp <[email protected]> wrote: > On my build I used the original Sierra ones as they seemed fine, > however my engine was moving a lot and so I put new mounts on (2 > engine, one gearbox) suppied by Q. These were a lot stiffer and far > less movement. Mine is the black top 2L with type 9 and it is close > to the transmission tunnel at about the 11 o clock position as viewed > from the front and does occasionally hit, although this was not the > reason why I changed the mounts, it did help and now is pretty much a > non problem. When I had the engine out I did also take the sharp > corner off the tunnel slightly with a hammer. > > Just a note on the spigot bearing; don't over grease when you > reassemble. I did and the centrifugal force caused the grease to get > onto the clutch plate. When cold the clutch would slip but was Ok > when hot. As it was obviously borderline, I changed the clutch the > next winter and when stripped could follow the grease marks onto the > clutch plate. > > Nigel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
