Rear Engine Mount broken ?

[itsian]

Hi All,

I need a bit of help with this one as I cant find anything on the net.

I'm suddenly having trouble getting into 3rd ,I have to give the gear shift a very firm push and then all is OK.Stays in gear OK etc..Its nothing to do with the pedal box.All the linkages seem OK and it clicks through the gears easily / nicely from underneath at standstill.Have hit a speedbump recently rather hard..

I've looked underneath and suspect the rear engine mount is the cause of this.I took it in to my local garage and they tried to wiggle the engine without luck and pronounced it all OK..!!

I've had little luck with garages so had another good look at it myself.The mount is attached OK but should the 16mm nut at its center rear be easily moveable ?I would have thought it would be solidly screwed into the main arm of the mounting ?When I lightly rotate the nut 90 deg. the rear rubber bit moves with it which seems strange.Also in 4th when I get on/off the gas there is about 2 inches of stick movement in total which I am sure did not used to be the case.

I'm reluctant to just change it in case its not that and would very much apprciate you help

Also if I do unbolt it to check it out or change it will it be hard to put back by myself ,will it go ping ?

Cheers

itsian

[samregjones]

i have that problem sometimes, but i'm driving a sport so not sure if they're going to have the same setup. i don't think the lupo gear box is that hardy and seem to fail but that might just be on the sport.

if it were me, i'd crank it up and see if it makes a difference and if i was to un-do the nut i'd make sure the engine was supported before i did anything.

this prob hasn't helped at all has it...