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Posted: **09 Feb 2014 13:59**

Jim TenCate, President of TWOA asks:

"We (TWOA) have a question... all the latest rubber gearbox mounts are made in Taiwan or India. The originals were made in the UK.

Anyone have ANY idea who might have made the originals, some company in the UK we presume? The ones I have are Rover parts... and clearly say Made In UK.

We wonder by whom and if that company is still around or has the tooling still or, etc!

Inquiring minds want to know,[;)]?
Jim"

Clay

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Posted: **09 Feb 2014 14:52**

If I rememeber correctly they were produced by Metzeler

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1976 TR7 FHC (needs some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, a.k.a. Kermette)
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined a.k.a. 't Kreng
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Posted: **09 Feb 2014 18:19**

Please be advised there is a superior replacement mount awaiting you at your favorite auto parts store. It is made by 'Anchor', Part # 2675. You will need to trim off the end of the mounting tabs for it to be a perfect fit. Should you desire a taller shift lever knob, fit the mount with the tall side up. For a lower shift lever knob, install it with the short side up.

If you have had to re-tap the mounting hole on the LT77 rear extension to an oversize bolt, it is easy to drill out the aluminium hole in the mount to fit. Total actual time to replace my rear mount, including cleanup and reaching for a beverage and cookie afterwards, was 30 minutes.

I have no idea for what this mount was originally intended, but it works perfect on a TR7.

Mildred Hargis

Posted: **09 Feb 2014 19:12**

Thank you both,

Posts forwarded to Jim!

Clay

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Posted: **09 Feb 2014 19:22**

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Mildred

... made by 'Anchor', Part # 2675 ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Thx for that info, might be useful in future [;)]

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1976 TR7 FHC (needs some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, a.k.a. Kermette)
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined a.k.a. 't Kreng
[url="http://www.tr7beans.blogspot.com/"]My full Blog[/url]</center>

Posted: **09 Feb 2014 20:01**

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Beans

If I rememeber correctly they were produced by Metzeler
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I am not sure that Metzeler is British. My thoughts on this point to Metalastic as a major UK supplier of such stuff, and Dunlop seem to hold the trademark. Dunlop India still mention Metalastic, so if the new Indian ones say Metalastic, you should be OK - complain to Dunlop if they are not.

Posted: **09 Feb 2014 22:46**

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=315251

Clay

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Posted: **09 Feb 2014 23:23**

off topic to Jclay here;

Instead of quoting his personal emails, why don't you suggest to Jim to sign up directly to the site ???

Ron.

Posted: **10 Feb 2014 00:10**

It fits a 1995 Volvo 940 Automatic

Napa Auto part number BK 6201238

Edward Hamer
Petaluma CA

Posted: **10 Feb 2014 04:14**

Actually, he does belong, he is just used to using the TR7/8 mailing list. I will suggest it.

Clay

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Posted: **10 Feb 2014 15:11**

I understand how hard it is to break old habits .....
- but we will get more traffic if they come over and post here too [;)]

Ron.

Posted: **11 Feb 2014 04:18**

And vice verse - although that wouldn't be as visible a difference... [8D]
/Odd
Member on both for years/decades...

My two 1980 Wedges...

Posted: **12 Apr 2014 17:23**

To dredge this topic back up, I replaced the rear mount when I redid the clutch system of my car. The gearbox noise inside the car increased dramatically. Talking to Jim TenCate few weeks ago, he has been trying to source softer mounts because the new ones coming from India are much too stiff. Especially when changing from a mount that has been soaked in oil for 30 years.

To soften some of the difference, last night I installed silicone washers on the four studs that hold the crossbar to the car body, and a thin rubber washer on the main bolt at the top of the spacer. It made a big difference in the sound inside the car.

I'm not sure the silicone washers do much because they are so soft they squash flat and the crossbar is still pulled tight against the body. But I might even add another washer onto the main bolt to see if that helps even more, or add rubber washers where the mount sits on the crossbar.

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1980 Pageant Blue DHC with removable hardtop.

Posted: **12 Apr 2014 23:35**

You are going to get stress cracks in your floor boards and worn threads in your transmission if you keep this silicon/rubber washers mounted the way you have posted here.

TR8

Posted: **13 Apr 2014 02:25**

I kind of doubt that because they are so soft that when torgued up, they squash too flat to do much of anything anyway. The cross bar is in contact with the body over the whole width of the crossbar. The last picture is before tightening the main bolt, just to show the washer in place.

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1980 Pageant Blue DHC with removable hardtop.

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