Clonking sounds
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Hi Svalbard,
You can look up the part numbers for the mounts for your VIN at this link:
Jaguar Land Rover Classic Parts
There are aftermarket mounts available, but you may need to order them from Australia or the U.S. - I don't know how readily available they may be in Japan.
Cheers,
Don
You can look up the part numbers for the mounts for your VIN at this link:
Jaguar Land Rover Classic Parts
There are aftermarket mounts available, but you may need to order them from Australia or the U.S. - I don't know how readily available they may be in Japan.
Cheers,
Don
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I put some silicone caulk on the fins inside the cap and pressed it in place. Once set they won't come off
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So 5 years has gone by and clonking sounds are back again.
It's mostly the left side looking as it's worn out. The right side doesn't seem to be as worn out actually.
I tried to tighten the middle a bit but turning it clockwise several times seemed to have no impact.
I guess I just have to order new shock mounts again?
Left side shock mount
It's mostly the left side looking as it's worn out. The right side doesn't seem to be as worn out actually.
I tried to tighten the middle a bit but turning it clockwise several times seemed to have no impact.
I guess I just have to order new shock mounts again?
Left side shock mount
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Hi Svalbard,
The ÜRO Parts mounts that I and others have installed have often lasted only 2 to 3 years (or less), so 5 years is actually pretty good. ÜRO Parts claims to have upgraded the rubber material in their mounts (a darker-colored yellow/orange rubber), but we do not yet have any long-term trials of those.
A better option is available from our member cjd777 (Wayne Tate) in North Carolina, who rebuilds original mounts with a more durable rubber. Search "Wayne mounts" and you'll find info, or send a PM to cjd777.
Cheers,
Don
The ÜRO Parts mounts that I and others have installed have often lasted only 2 to 3 years (or less), so 5 years is actually pretty good. ÜRO Parts claims to have upgraded the rubber material in their mounts (a darker-colored yellow/orange rubber), but we do not yet have any long-term trials of those.
A better option is available from our member cjd777 (Wayne Tate) in North Carolina, who rebuilds original mounts with a more durable rubber. Search "Wayne mounts" and you'll find info, or send a PM to cjd777.
Cheers,
Don
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When we used those ÜRO brand and a few other aftermarket shock mounts, we’d get maybe a year out of them before the customer was right back with the same problem. If the car had a relatively new set of front upper shock mounts and we had to perform an oil change at its next visit, we put the car in the air to do the service, bring it back down and the customer would take the car. Sometimes the same day or within a week, the customer would call up and talk to the boss about front end noise. The car would come back and it’s those squishy, completely collapsed yellow or white foam mounts. I called them marshmallows. It was because we put the car in the air for the service and the….. whatever material it was would collapse under the immense pressure on them. Maybe if you contact the aforementioned forum member, perhaps he can do an exchange so there’s no down time? We used to rebuild the factory shock plates with rubber or an oem rear upper shock mount bushings from an XJ40 about 10 years ago.
This was just some thoughts and I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but, I really do enjoy spreading knowledge to the rest of the jag community so that people can have options.
Edit: I just realized that you’re from Tokyo and that completely changes my answer. My bad! Just get what you can in a reasonable amount of time because it could be a couple of weeks before you get them from the forum member. Unfortunately there’s no easy, quick, fixes that will net you a longer term repair.
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Thank you very much for the advice.
Yes I'm in Tokyo and it would take too much time to have them rebuilt overseas. Ordering them would just me quicker.
If I can get 4 years out of them again I guess it's ok.
Any other advice is much appreciated!
@Addicted2boost
Thank you very much for the advice.
Yes I'm in Tokyo and it would take too much time to have them rebuilt overseas. Ordering them would just me quicker.
If I can get 4 years out of them again I guess it's ok.
Any other advice is much appreciated!
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Hi Svalbard,
The ÜRO Parts mounts that I and others have installed have often lasted only 2 to 3 years (or less), so 5 years is actually pretty good. ÜRO Parts claims to have upgraded the rubber material in their mounts (a darker-colored yellow/orange rubber), but we do not yet have any long-term trials of those.
A better option is available from our member cjd777 (Wayne Tate) in North Carolina, who rebuilds original mounts with a more durable rubber. Search "Wayne mounts" and you'll find info, or send a PM to cjd777.
Cheers,
Don
The ÜRO Parts mounts that I and others have installed have often lasted only 2 to 3 years (or less), so 5 years is actually pretty good. ÜRO Parts claims to have upgraded the rubber material in their mounts (a darker-colored yellow/orange rubber), but we do not yet have any long-term trials of those.
A better option is available from our member cjd777 (Wayne Tate) in North Carolina, who rebuilds original mounts with a more durable rubber. Search "Wayne mounts" and you'll find info, or send a PM to cjd777.
Cheers,
Don
Or perhaps....I don't drive mine as much as you. I remember when I
replaced them, it did not seem like much work.
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When ordering, try Amazon, as well as Rock Auto. Look for MEHLE instead of URO. On my 2001, I bought URO for one side and MEHLE to the other: MEHLE was better. First off, though, I rebuilt the original with neoprene (search forum for BFH fix; a post from Old Mike ten years ago); in cold weather the neoprene got hard and banged -- thus, to URO and MEHLE when they became available. Having lived in the Kanto Plain, years ago, it gets cold . . . when I was there, in 1982, bought a '73 BMW 2500 from a Yakuza . . . and took it home to the States.
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I assume you are referring to the Meyle mounts? PartsGeek show they have them:
I don't know if the other major German parts manufacturer with a similar name, Mahle, makes Jaguar upper mounts.
Cheers,
Don
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The replacements should get here next week.
As far as I remember the steps for replacement should be?Steps for replacing the front upper shock mounts (with CATS, Adaptive Control):
1. Raise the car just about so that the tires touch the floor
2. Undo the CATS connector plug
3. Put an Allen key inside the retainer nut and wrench off the top shock shaft nut
4. Wrench off the 10mm bolts holding the mount
5. Pull off the mount
6. Put on the new mount
7. Tighten the top shaft bolt
8. Tighten the 10mm bolts holding the mount
9. Lower the car
As far as I remember the steps for replacement should be?Steps for replacing the front upper shock mounts (with CATS, Adaptive Control):
1. Raise the car just about so that the tires touch the floor
2. Undo the CATS connector plug
3. Put an Allen key inside the retainer nut and wrench off the top shock shaft nut
4. Wrench off the 10mm bolts holding the mount
5. Pull off the mount
6. Put on the new mount
7. Tighten the top shaft bolt
8. Tighten the 10mm bolts holding the mount
9. Lower the car
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The replacements should get here next week.
As far as I remember the steps for replacement should be?Steps for replacing the front upper shock mounts (with CATS, Adaptive Control):
1. Raise the car just about so that the tires touch the floor
2. Undo the CATS connector plug
3. Put an Allen key inside the retainer nut and wrench off the top shock shaft nut
4. Wrench off the 10mm bolts holding the mount
5. Pull off the mount
6. Put on the new mount
7. Tighten the top shaft bolt
8. Tighten the 10mm bolts holding the mount
9. Lower the car
As far as I remember the steps for replacement should be?Steps for replacing the front upper shock mounts (with CATS, Adaptive Control):
1. Raise the car just about so that the tires touch the floor
2. Undo the CATS connector plug
3. Put an Allen key inside the retainer nut and wrench off the top shock shaft nut
4. Wrench off the 10mm bolts holding the mount
5. Pull off the mount
6. Put on the new mount
7. Tighten the top shaft bolt
8. Tighten the 10mm bolts holding the mount
9. Lower the car
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Thanks for the advice.
So I got the parts last week. I got started to work on it right away.
First I replaced the right hand side MNC2168BE. It actually didn't seem to be too worn out.
I then moved on to the left hand side MNC2169BE. The bushings on that one were completely disintegrated. Just turning to dust.
Putting on the new mount, something seemed off. Then I realized RockAuto had sent me 2 right hand side mounts....
Asking for a replacement was easy but still a big PIA.
Will have to wait until next week.
So I got the parts last week. I got started to work on it right away.
First I replaced the right hand side MNC2168BE. It actually didn't seem to be too worn out.
I then moved on to the left hand side MNC2169BE. The bushings on that one were completely disintegrated. Just turning to dust.
Putting on the new mount, something seemed off. Then I realized RockAuto had sent me 2 right hand side mounts....
Asking for a replacement was easy but still a big PIA.
Will have to wait until next week.
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Cheers,
Don
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