B13, odd clunk noise

[Wade Jackson]

I'm pretty sure it goes into the transmission.  I have been told that you do not need all the bolts in that mount and some people run without that very hard to install/remove bolt.  I think my problems are related to the passenger side mount where the metal collar surrounding the rubber is sliding inside the ring that attaches to the engine.  I will try to install a new ES insert in there tonight.

Wade


---- wc701lists at bellsouth.net wrote: 
> On 7/18/2011 8:28 AM, Wade Jackson wrote:
> > My transmission just started doing this on my B13 race car after paying someone to change the clutch.  Last night, I discovered that the firewall motor mount was not tight.
>  > I tried to tighten it but the 17-mm bolt appears to be stripped.
> 
> I haven't taken one apart in years.  I remember the bracket straddles 
> the rubber mount, and bolts up to the transmission.  Does the bolt going 
> through the mount thread into the transmission, or threads on the bracket?
> 
> If it's the bracket that is threaded, replace it.  Should be someone 
> here with a cheap spare.  If it threads into the tranny, that's a big 
> PITA.  You probably have to do a helicoil to fix the threads.
> 
> -Wayne