11-08-2013, 11:01 AM
Had a funny creaking sound coming from behind the dash for a bit and I finally found out it was the top mount cup had broken so under heavy acceleration I'd hear this creak.
When I did some work on the car and had the mount apart I found this.
![[Image: SL740240_zpsabbfacfe.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Peugeot%20306%20Dturbo/Engine/Mount/SL740240_zpsabbfacfe.jpg)
It's not as bad as some of the others I've seen.
So I got a bit of bar, drill and tapped it to M10.
![[Image: SL740242_zps10825ce2.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Peugeot%20306%20Dturbo/Engine/Mount/SL740242_zps10825ce2.jpg)
Held it in place put a piece that had broken off on top.
![[Image: SL740244_zpse6f05b00.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Peugeot%20306%20Dturbo/Engine/Mount/SL740244_zpse6f05b00.jpg)
Then screwed the new mount to it with the large washer between. The mount cup now basically clamped between mount and the bar.
![[Image: IMG_20130623_171138_zps1c3e8219.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Peugeot%20306%20Dturbo/Engine/IMG_20130623_171138_zps1c3e8219.jpg)
It's surprising how much the old mount got compressed, at first I thought I'd got the wrong part.
This fix was down around 6 months back and has been fine since. I'm shocked Peugeot thought a little square nut would be enough to hold the engine in place. The bar looks a bit of a bodge but spreads the load over the whole cup instead of a small area in the middle like the little square nut.
When I did some work on the car and had the mount apart I found this.
It's not as bad as some of the others I've seen.
So I got a bit of bar, drill and tapped it to M10.
Held it in place put a piece that had broken off on top.
Then screwed the new mount to it with the large washer between. The mount cup now basically clamped between mount and the bar.
It's surprising how much the old mount got compressed, at first I thought I'd got the wrong part.
This fix was down around 6 months back and has been fine since. I'm shocked Peugeot thought a little square nut would be enough to hold the engine in place. The bar looks a bit of a bodge but spreads the load over the whole cup instead of a small area in the middle like the little square nut.