Cabin Vibration - 4 Sub Frame Mounts
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Cabin Vibration - 4 Sub Frame Mounts
Hi,
2003 V70 AWD with 115K miles. Has anyone ever replaced the 4 sub frame mounts below the engine? Is this difficult?
It appears that I am getting a lot of vibration in the cabin and through the steering wheel - you can really feel it when idling at a stop light (i.e. especially when the A/C compressor kicks in)?
The motor mounts have all been done already. So, just wondering if it could be these sub frame mounts and how hard they are to do?
Thanks
Bob
2003 V70 AWD with 115K miles. Has anyone ever replaced the 4 sub frame mounts below the engine? Is this difficult?
It appears that I am getting a lot of vibration in the cabin and through the steering wheel - you can really feel it when idling at a stop light (i.e. especially when the A/C compressor kicks in)?
The motor mounts have all been done already. So, just wondering if it could be these sub frame mounts and how hard they are to do?
Thanks
Bob
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Hi,
2003 V70 AWD with 115K miles. Has anyone ever replaced the 4 sub frame mounts below the engine? Is this difficult?
It appears that I am getting a lot of vibration in the cabin and through the steering wheel - you can really feel it when idling at a stop light (i.e. especially when the A/C compressor kicks in)?
The motor mounts have all been done already. So, just wondering if it could be these sub frame mounts and how hard they are to do?
Thanks
Bob
2003 V70 AWD with 115K miles. Has anyone ever replaced the 4 sub frame mounts below the engine? Is this difficult?
It appears that I am getting a lot of vibration in the cabin and through the steering wheel - you can really feel it when idling at a stop light (i.e. especially when the A/C compressor kicks in)?
The motor mounts have all been done already. So, just wondering if it could be these sub frame mounts and how hard they are to do?
Thanks
Bob
Brian
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rspi,
Thanks. Your comments made a light bulb go off in my head. Last year sometime my front lower transmission torque mount was shot. Instead of replacing it, I rebuild it with much harder rubber bushings based on the IPD poly version here:
IPD HD Billet & Polyurethane Transmission Torque Mount
As you will see in bold in their Product Description they even mention there will be significantly more vibration in the cabin with this poly mount. So, I am 99% certain that is the cause of my vibrations.
Bob
Thanks. Your comments made a light bulb go off in my head. Last year sometime my front lower transmission torque mount was shot. Instead of replacing it, I rebuild it with much harder rubber bushings based on the IPD poly version here:
IPD HD Billet & Polyurethane Transmission Torque Mount
As you will see in bold in their Product Description they even mention there will be significantly more vibration in the cabin with this poly mount. So, I am 99% certain that is the cause of my vibrations.
Bob
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