CelestSpeed3
06-04-2011, 08:24 PM
Just posting this so I others can learn from my experience.
A few months had passed since installing my Cpe rear motor mount and I was getting s slight knock when the car would take off. I figured something was loose so I decided to check all the bolts related to the drivetrain. All was well and everything was tight. The sound went from one knock to a series of knocks, so I decided it was time for a little investigation. I called Ted from Avante and asked him if he ever heard of anything like this before. He advised me to remove the Cpe mount just in case that was causing the issue. I removed the Cpe rear mount and installed the stock one. The noise was gone, Ted was right, the cpe mount had something to do with the noise. While driving with the stock mount i was finqding that i was having a hard time getting into gear, and was grinding shifts every so often. I spoke with Ted about this again and he figured something was up with another motor mount, either the passenger side one or the driverside one. So just to save the tech some time I decided to do a visual inspection on the other two mounts. The passenger side one is easy to see and nothing looked out of the ordinary. I then took my scope cam and used it to peer underneath the tranny mount and sure enough there was a huge tear in the metal. (sorry the scope cam doesn't save pics or I would show you all). The issue was the Cpe mount was causing the knocking because it has far less play then the stock one. The stock mount had too much play and although prevented the knocking it caused the shifter cables to bind. My mount is getting replaced on Monday with the last oem transmission mount in the warehouse, judging by the low stock I would say if you need a transmission mount Look t the aftermarket and order soon before you car gets parked waiting for parts. Thanks again to Ted at Avante for helping me sort through this.
A few months had passed since installing my Cpe rear motor mount and I was getting s slight knock when the car would take off. I figured something was loose so I decided to check all the bolts related to the drivetrain. All was well and everything was tight. The sound went from one knock to a series of knocks, so I decided it was time for a little investigation. I called Ted from Avante and asked him if he ever heard of anything like this before. He advised me to remove the Cpe mount just in case that was causing the issue. I removed the Cpe rear mount and installed the stock one. The noise was gone, Ted was right, the cpe mount had something to do with the noise. While driving with the stock mount i was finqding that i was having a hard time getting into gear, and was grinding shifts every so often. I spoke with Ted about this again and he figured something was up with another motor mount, either the passenger side one or the driverside one. So just to save the tech some time I decided to do a visual inspection on the other two mounts. The passenger side one is easy to see and nothing looked out of the ordinary. I then took my scope cam and used it to peer underneath the tranny mount and sure enough there was a huge tear in the metal. (sorry the scope cam doesn't save pics or I would show you all). The issue was the Cpe mount was causing the knocking because it has far less play then the stock one. The stock mount had too much play and although prevented the knocking it caused the shifter cables to bind. My mount is getting replaced on Monday with the last oem transmission mount in the warehouse, judging by the low stock I would say if you need a transmission mount Look t the aftermarket and order soon before you car gets parked waiting for parts. Thanks again to Ted at Avante for helping me sort through this.