Supra Ems Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 More advice needed please! We replaced the gearbox mount in my 6speed NA at the weekend with a TRD one from Whifbitz. It was a bit fiddly getting to a couple of the bolts but we managed to replace the mount without any major issues. The old mount was really soft and flexible and the new one is very firm so I was hoping that the knocking noise from under the car I sometimes get when coming off the accelerator would be fixed. I only got a chance to test drive the car today and although it feels a lot stiffer and the knocking seems to have gone, the noise from the gearbox itself seems much more loud! The gearbox was always a bit clunky (as I have heard 6 speeds often are) but now it is much more so - I'm hoping it's just because everything's tightened up and there's less 'give', so it's more clunky. I can't imagine that we could have done anything to damage the box just by changing the mount, could we?? It drives fine and goes into gear without any problems, just clunky! I'd appreciate any thoughts... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 My TT6 had solid bushes and was very clunky but never had any problems with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bieber Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Supposedly the TRD mount makes the 6 speed box horribly noisy, like its about to break, I think both tooquicktostop and Pig put TRD mounts on their cars and then swapped them straight off for OEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPG Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Supposedly the TRD mount makes the 6 speed box horribly noisy, like its about to break, I think both tooquicktostop and Pig put TRD mounts on their cars and then swapped them straight off for OEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Double They are horrible and should not be fitted to street cars IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Sidexeitsupra (Tim) had a solid gearbox mount in his TT6. Made the gearbox sound very noisy! I have similar on my M5, with a Getrag 6 speed box, and upgraded gearbox mounts; the box is a little more harsh and noisy than a standard setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Its going to be more noisy if you replace a nice, soft, vibration absorbing mount with a hard mount, less vibration absorption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Ems Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Cheers guys! I thought that was probably the case! It would be nice if there was a warning to this effect on the product description, though, don't fancy forking out another £100 for an OEM one! Just spoke to Whifbitz and they also confirmed this was likely to be the cause. I'll just have to turn up the ol' stereo and drown it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Yep, as Dan said, I had the TRD mount on my TT. Was very noisy! In fact I got mine cheap as someone had it on their car for a week before going back to stock. It fitted with the whole track car image so just ignored it. It was easy as mine was a garage queen and not a daily driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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