transmission shifts late (arg still problem after h p fix)

Post by **harofreak00** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:46 pm

Not anything you would notice... you'll notice it most from a dead stop.

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:22 pm

how much should the engine pull on that front mount when you shift in to gear from park? mine seemed to move almost an inch at least.

Post by **harofreak00** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:23 pm

Mine only moves about 1/4" with my solid front mount. 1" isn't that bad.. I have seen them move 2-3 inches before.

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:31 pm

ok i just put some transmission sea foam in it and went for a drive. I'll see what it's like in a week.

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:29 pm

Well I got a person from gm to look at my car and he's leaning towards the front engine mount needs replacing since the above mentioned didn't do anything different.

What is the part number for the engine mount and why can't I find engine mounts on rockauto.com? And how much is the mount usually?

gonzo4191 · Post by **gonzo4191** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:42 pm

do you not want a solid mount?

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:48 pm

ya but where do i get them and how much are they?

trf_ssei · Post by **trf_ssei** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:30 pm

hockey puck!

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:33 pm

seriously? just a hockey puck with a whole drilled through it?

Post by **harofreak00** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:34 pm

I just PM'd you this info.

jack car up, put jack stand under the engine/tranny and set jack back down... slightly.. enought to take tension off the mount... take off 3 bols on the mount, and 1 on the bottom, and remove all together

parts i picked up - pucks were $2.99 each and the bolt setup was $10

make a template to center your drill holes, however this is not really crucial

mark...

and drill...

put bolt thru

make sure everything is just as thick as the old mount

wrapped in electrical tape just for cosmetic

attach bracket in reverse order

leftovers that i can return to home depot... so about a $13 mod

I have since upgraded to the 01bonneSC style mount, just because it looks neater.

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:39 pm

ok, does the new mount bolt on on the bottom or just rest on the frame?

Post by **harofreak00** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:42 pm

It mounts to the subframe from underneath.

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:48 pm

one more thing, are the nuts the nylon lock nuts?

Post by **harofreak00** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:49 pm

They aren't in my picture, but you definately should get lock nuts. I had one come off before I updated them.

trf_ssei · Post by **trf_ssei** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:58 pm

is there a difference between the orang and black pucks?

Post by **harofreak00** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:18 pm

Some are harder, some are softer. Just depends what you want.

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:08 pm

bought the stuff and put it all in, I have a slight vibration now but I'm gonna pick up a grade 8 bolt instead of the home depot white steel bar. This way I won't have the worry of the steel breaking while under pressure.
OLD

The cause of the hard shifting

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00Beast · Post by **00Beast** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:13 pm

That was definitely your issue!

Night Crawler · Post by **Night Crawler** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:15 pm

arg, well the mount is fixed but my car is still jumping when it shifts. Will adding a rubber gromet above the bottom nut help this? I know it will help with the vibration

2003blackbonniese · Post by **2003blackbonniese** » Sat May 09, 2009 9:56 am

i have the same problem on my '03 SE. it currently has 111111 miles (crazy, right?) and going from first to second gear is always a struggle. it will even get up to 6k rpm, or so, and in order to get it to shift i have to take my foot off of the gas and let it shift, and then give it gas again which becomes very annoying. i definateley understand your problem!

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