Carrera Transmission Mounts

[Chris Frank]

Is anyone finally making a repo of the Carreras's original yellow dot transmission mounts? I have the originals, but they are worn and cracked. So I am considering having them re-vulcanized. Has anyone tried one of the re-vulcanizing services like Steele Rubber Products? Before I pursued this, I wondered if someone had already molded and had been doing this with the reinforcement and harder rubber.

-Chris

[Jacques Lefriant]

Hi Chris
they are under development and should be available soon. Klasse 356 will be the outlet.
j

[Chris Frank]

Thank you Jacques,

Will this be in the next few months?

Chris

[Bill Sargent]

PRS Services in the UK have the transmission mounts with the harder durometer rubber as used in the original Carrera mounts but they do not have the metal reinforcement found on the originals. I have been running them on my car since 2015 with no issues.

[Chuck House]

When were these used? On my early '56, the mounts look standard but then I wasn't looking for any differences.

[Martin Benade]

I was wondering, are the standard mounts fine to use instead, or the harder rubber is necessary?

[Mike Smith]

Chuck
When were these used? On my early '56, the mounts look standard but then I wasn't looking for any differences.

Hi Chuck,
I`m getting a little old to remember all this stuff now, but I think it was the Carrera 2 generation where the actual metal in the mount was reinforced

I did work on this way, way, way back, but the quantities and the demand at that time, did not warrant any further progression (things have moved on now)
However, it is a good modification and also good to hear that Jacques is now saying `that it is underway`

As a company, we have been supplying slightly harder rubber on these mounts along with harder Torsion Bar Rubber, for over 20 years and any 356 in the UK that we work on is running the harder rubber - it just makes sense

However, as a lot of 356`ers have also worked out - we are also the World’s worst sales people

Proof positive, we have only just got around to a small advertisement in The Best 356 Club Magazine in the world

[Jon Bunin]

Is anyone finally making a repo of the Carreras's original yellow dot transmission mounts? I have the originals, but they are worn and cracked.

When were these used? On my early '56, the mounts look standard but then I wasn't looking for any differences.

There were also "yellow dot" front transmission mounts, first used on the 356A Carrera GT models.
Chuck, '56 Carreras were all equipped with standard mounts.

[Chuck House]

Mike, Jon, thanks for the clarification and the bulletin.

[Jacques Lefriant]

Hi
besides the internal reinforcement the lower bolt had to be longer since the flange was doubled for the lowest hole.
j

[Brad Ripley]

As Jacques mentioned, the Carrera mounts were reinforced in two places. If normal mounts were used in Carreras, a crack would develop near the lower stud. See below. This mount version is not presently produced.

[Jacques Lefriant]

Hi Brad
the 2Ltr mounts came with the 741 transmission
(67) 519 20 095 Rubber mounting /L 1
67 519 20 096 Rubber mounting /R 1
(67) 741 305 025 00 Bearing /L 1 CARRERA 2000
(67) 741 305 026 00 Bearing /R 1 CARRERA 2000
68 999 093 010 02 Hexagon-head bolt 2
M 8 X 20
69 900 075 046 01 Hexagon-head bolt 6 741/20A
M 10 X 55 4 741/8A
(69) 900 074 064 02 Hexagon-head bolt 2 741/20A
M 10 X 60 741/8A

[Alan Klingen 2]

Having had 4 cam car, 1962 carrera 2 one you will notice with carrera moter and trans mounts is that you are going to thing your tranny is about to expload because you will hear all the sound the tranny makes and its alot of noise but it's ok it's normal. Alan The Stable.

[Vic Skirmants]

Having had 4 cam car, 1962 carrera 2 one you will notice with carrera moter and trans mounts is that you are going to thing your tranny is about to expload because you will hear all the sound the tranny makes and its alot of noise but it's ok it's normal. Alan The Stable.

Alan; thank you for posting that! I keep telling my Carrera customers the same thing.

[Jacques Lefriant]

Hi Vic and Alan
it's the front mounts that transmit noise. the Carrera ones are NLA and no part-no. is available in the PET.
j