How can you test to see if a engine mount has gone?

I keep getting a clunking noise coming from the right hand side, ive changed all the tca's with new ones, new bushes, new steering arms etc & the clunk is still there. The only thing i aint checked yet is the Koni & the top mount.

The clunk only happens when reversing on left lock or when you brakes hard, and sometime gives a slight clunk when going over a bump.

Any help would be appricated as i m running out of places to look now

Cheers

 

have you checked your cv joints?

 

Stupid question..how do cv joints?

 

matt - his car is 2wd not 4wd.

stickypoohs - the engine mounts on your car are fluid filled, they leak when they split, but that doesnt mean to say a nackered mount is garanteed to leak as they can be bolloxed and not leak.


also is your exhaust catching the bell housing on the gearbox.

 

paul cv joints aint on your car

are you sure the zorst aint knocking, i had a knock on my cossie and it was my exhaust

 

my bad

 

in your ass


Stickypoos - i'll have a look and listen when you get this gauge from me m8y

 

im just to blame aswell i read the answer wrong

Its defo not the exhaust hitting the bell housing. Ive asked loads of peeps & they have said either

Engine Mount
Top Mount
Pads shifting in the caliper
Ainti Roll lose
Cross member lose

Im going to check all these again soon as the rain goes off.

 

my pads shift in the calipers - they don't knock tho, they rattle

 

Thats what i thought mate, i changed the TCA's last night and checked all the calipers & they were fine.

 

d'oh - well when you come over for this boost gauge we'll have a little check and see what we can see

my money is on one of the dampers been faulty tho

 

Trolley jack under the sump is the easiest test m8

Jack the engine up slowly and see if the mounts come apart

I know its a big prob on the 4x4 cosworths,mine looked ok on my 4x4 looking down at them as soon as I jacked it up a bit they came apart totally

 

WTF?????

Fluid filled mounts????Tell us more m8

Got a 2wd mount here,just a big lump of solid rubber by the look of it

 

might be different on the 2wd cossie, but all the 2wd sierra mounts i've seen are like a liquid rubber inside a rubber case

 

suspension legs off, take them apart, one of the top spring cups will prob be broken.. servicable item lol