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Old 30th October 2013, 07:08 AM
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If one engine mount has gone, I'd keep an eye on the rest and the tranny mounts. Guessing you don't really feel the car itself lift when you turn the wheel like that as the lift is being transferred into the engine as the mount has failed.

Replace it and see what happens.
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Old 30th October 2013, 08:10 AM
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When alternating from reverse to drive with the engine started and the bonnet lifted (and foot on the brake), you can see quite a large amount of up and down movement too. I've inspected the other mounts and they seem ok at the moment. The torque support that has failed is subjected to a fair bit of stress I'd imagine.

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Old 6th November 2013, 05:33 AM
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Has the issue been accompanied by any vibration at idle, particularly in drive with the brakes being held?
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Old 6th November 2013, 06:34 AM
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I've had a transmission mount fail, it was making a twangy clunk noise over short sharp potholes. There was no obvious feel of movement from within the car but the gearbox could be lifted a good inch on the tail. With mine being FWD the tail of the gearbox is held only by the mounts so there is no extra metal work or driveshafts limiting movement. On replacement only one of the mounts had failed, the rubber had gone soft and cracked, the drivers side looked like it had virtually no wear. I don't know if something had got onto the mount and ruined it, all other mounts in the car were completely fine. Audi supplied both mounts at somewhere in the region of £100 each 3 years ago.
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Old 24th March 2014, 09:55 PM
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So I finally had some time to replace the torque support mount at the front of the engine which has improved things slightly. There is less slack in the drive train but the transmission still moves up and down a fair bit. Can the engine/transmission mounts fail without losing fluid? They don't look in particularly good condition under the protective rubber cover.

I also noticed a fair bit of movement in the rear diff when alternating R and D so I'm going to replace the front mount which is quite worn.

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Has the issue been accompanied by any vibration at idle, particularly in drive with the brakes being held?

That's exactly what I have.

What is it? It's driving me f@cking nuts
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Has the issue been accompanied by any vibration at idle, particularly in drive with the brakes being held?
Sorry, completely missed this. . . There isn't a great deal of vibration to be honest, it's been like it since I've owned the car so I have nothing to compare it to. Pretty sure the transmission mounts need replacing however they are £155+vat each. . . .
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Old 29th March 2014, 10:54 AM
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Now you come to mention it 71camaro, I've paid particular attention when in drive with the brakes on and there is noticeably more vibration than when out of gear. It would seem that the mounts are definitely past their best and should be replaced.

What is your experience of this?
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