Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by classicswede » 02 Nov 2014 10:36 am

Jon is in NI,

I've seen a lot of drift 360's break those cups so the problem could well be down to gearbox mount issues.
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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by macplaxton » 02 Nov 2014 11:32 pm

classicswede wrote:Jon is in NI,
Like I'm in NI? (for postal purposes :wink: ) :lol:

AFAIK he's physically in ROI.
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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by Logan360 » 03 Nov 2014 01:34 am

mine is gones toos. I needs lots. like 3 cars worth o think.
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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by Ride_on » 14 Dec 2014 12:52 am

So one of my mounts is cracked and wasted around the bolt holes for the bush, they can't be welded. My long term solution is 3d printing and moulding but short term I have made a reinforcing cover. I started thinking of washers but need support to connect the furthest away bolt. I'm not sure how strong this will be, but its worth a shot.

You could do a flat plate but the edges down the side would be very narrow and weak, it needs a 3d shape. I guess this is the purpose of the dome and edges.

I got a 73mm hole cutter and used some 2.5mm plate I got for engine mountings. If anyone would like a plate with a 73 mm hole as a starter I'll provide for a small price. 73 is slightly too small and needs chamfered but this was intended.
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Strengthened cracked mount
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Completed reinforcing cap
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Pattern for dome
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Hole cut and outline
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1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by Ride_on » 14 Dec 2014 03:30 pm

Just remembered about this;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lumiweld-Kit-Al ... B00BSV6NW4

It might work, along with the strengthener. I'll give it a go I think.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by Ride_on » 31 Dec 2014 03:27 am

I've tried the lumiweld and it seems to work, however I am reluctant to trust my braising/soldering skill with it and recommend the steel reinforcers aswell. Considering the power upgrade I also decided to go with 2 reinforcers and a cross brace to reduce the torque on the bracket.

The lumiweld is easy in principle provided you follow the rules. You need 380C to melt. I used an electric hot plate on my non-precious cooker together with a simple butane blow torch. Still it took a while to get up to temperature. You want it a good bit below the 380 so you can work on different parts and provide some shape, otherwise it just pools at the bottom of the piece. It works much like solder, has good surface tension but will fall out of big holes when molten. You need to use the stainless steel rod to abraid the Al surface when its molten for the lumiweld to take properly. I tried using plaster of paris moulding to help get the shape but it didn't really work and I end up just using temperature variation to get the shape much like lead loading.

I'm not sure this will be a good solution for everyone. I have nearly new bushes, so it made sense to repair and improve rather than redesign.
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Wasted areas against the steel bush
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Cutting out the cracks
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Initial braising attempt
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Underside after grinding and sanding
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Steel Strengthener with cross brace
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1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by miniswift » 18 Jan 2015 04:46 pm

Hi,

If anyone can send me a photo of how it is mounted, I can design up in CAD to make steel plate.
I can get it laser cut in 3mm steel, stainless steel or so and weld it up by people. What do you think?

Do you need to have a dorme shape? If we make one to take a common poly bush, we should be able to make one easily.

iirc, there is a tab to fit into somewhere as locator and 3 sided for strength....

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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by Ride_on » 28 Jan 2015 07:54 pm

I think the dome is needed for strength otherwise the part would need to be wider and would not fit. I'm not a mechanical engineer but stainless seems too weak/brittle for such a highly stressed part. Also it really needs to control the diff movement well, the original bush has sideways and vertical restrictions from the cross member and rubber insert, and its possible that CVs break when the diff rotates too much.

The cross brace seems useful but it is very hard to fit the strengthen once this is on. I could not remove the brackets from the diff once this was bolted on. Any cross brace needs to be a separate part, there is enough height in the standard bush bolts to fit the 2.5mm steel, this gives sufficient clearance to the cross member.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by alf » 02 Feb 2015 10:19 am

Howdy!
Can you use these, from a AUDI 80 III (berlina / 89, 89Q, 8A, B3) (2.0 quattro - 85 KW) ?
http://www.autokarma.ro/suport+transmis ... 38/10339/0 althought on site it does not appear the lenght between the holes. :360:
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Re: Gearbox mounts 360 GLT B200

Post by Ride_on » 03 Feb 2015 08:32 pm

The bushes might fit but I would amazed if they were a match. Anyway the problem is also the brackets.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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