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Perhaps this can become a sticky. I really wish I would have taken pictures.
After I broke my third transmission mount, I didn't want to spend another 70 bucks on a soft mount, and I didn't want to do a money order for an ES mount online. So I went to home depot to look what they had, and in the paint department I found a tube of "PL Polyurethane construction adhesive". Heck, it's worth a try I figured.
What I did was after I removed my mount, I drilled a hole in the top and drained the hydraulic fluid that was in it (the replacement mount I got was hydraulic). then I cut a small hole in the tip of the tube and filled the mount with it. I then built up a "mound" around the bottom (where the bolt goes through the crossmember) to add additional stability. I let this sit for about 3 days to cure. I just bolted it up about an hour ago and went on a 20 minute drive. Immediately I noticed no more shifter bounce, shifts feel much firmer (even on a stock shifter), and even with a 2 piece driveshaft, the whole drivetrain, etc. feels a lot stiffer. I also did about 4-5 clutch dumps from 5k to see how it responded, and I was very surprised. Minimal shifter movement and not as much noise as there was before. I didn't notice any vibrations other than the noises and vibrations that were already there. Just thought I'd share this cheap, easy, and effective way to stiffen up your mount.
After I broke my third transmission mount, I didn't want to spend another 70 bucks on a soft mount, and I didn't want to do a money order for an ES mount online. So I went to home depot to look what they had, and in the paint department I found a tube of "PL Polyurethane construction adhesive". Heck, it's worth a try I figured.
What I did was after I removed my mount, I drilled a hole in the top and drained the hydraulic fluid that was in it (the replacement mount I got was hydraulic). then I cut a small hole in the tip of the tube and filled the mount with it. I then built up a "mound" around the bottom (where the bolt goes through the crossmember) to add additional stability. I let this sit for about 3 days to cure. I just bolted it up about an hour ago and went on a 20 minute drive. Immediately I noticed no more shifter bounce, shifts feel much firmer (even on a stock shifter), and even with a 2 piece driveshaft, the whole drivetrain, etc. feels a lot stiffer. I also did about 4-5 clutch dumps from 5k to see how it responded, and I was very surprised. Minimal shifter movement and not as much noise as there was before. I didn't notice any vibrations other than the noises and vibrations that were already there. Just thought I'd share this cheap, easy, and effective way to stiffen up your mount.
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