My alternative to the clone TKC1044 Sprint gearbox mount.

[MIG Wielder]

I'd like to add my comments to this discussion having recently changed the gearbox mount on my 1850 ( same as the Sprint ).
It was coming up to MOT time recently and in doing the usual checks I found the gearbox mount was soaked in oil and breaking up. Not good when you have an MOT booked for the following week. I noted Mr Rimmers do it so I ordered one on the grounds it may be a hard rubber and thus noisy but at least it wouldn't fail its MOT. It arrived 2 days later and fitted no problem.
At the same time I ordered the Lotus Elite part which is identical but Lotus parts always take many more days to arrive.

Now I was pleasantly surprised by the Rimmer's part. Yes the rubber was rock hard but the drive to the MOT place was no noisier than normal, and 2 weeks on and a few miles further I would not have faulted it.
Now the Lotus part has arrived ( B075F6001Z ) and just with an empirical fingernail test on the castellated rubber bit , yes it is much softer.

Am I going to change it ? No . I'd like to see how the Rimmer's part lasts.

I think there has been a change.
The Rimmers part came in a bag labelled " RTKC1044 TR7 RR Eng mount TKC1044Z & Made in India " but with a 2nd label "TKC1044 Gearbox mount , rear "

The Lotus part was embossed in the rubber with "BJS" in an oval logo.
I Googled it and found this company based in Wales.
http://www.bjsparts.com/

It looks like they are a major manufacturer to the automotive sector and are U.K. based !
Remind me in 5 years time to update this with any news.

Tony.

[xvivalve]

Out of interest Tony, how did the prices compare?

[MIG Wielder]

Hi Alun,
The Lotus part ( from S.J. Sportscars in Devon ) was £13:75 + £4.95 carriage + £3.74 VAT = £22.44.
The Rimmer's part was £16.25 +£3.25 VAT + £5.25 carriage = £24.75.

Tony.

[Carledo]

Bought a Volvo mount for a customer car last week from Ebay, Febi 22394. £12.45 delivered to my door 3 days later.

In all honesty, I wouldn't use an Indian made TKC 1044 hard rubber mount except as a "better than nothing" There may be times when it will work as Tony has so far proven. But i'm not about to do the work on a possibility of success, when I can be assured of it for less money with the Volvo mount!

My 2 pennorth, Steve

[dursley92]

I am running the Volvo Febi mount on my Sprint engined TR7 and am very pleased with it. Very easy mod as described by Galileo here.
Cheap, good quality and no noise transmitted into the car.

I see no point going back to the modern replacements now.

[Busheytrader]

Over 4 years, several thousand miles and around 200 bhp in TR7V8, still going strong.

And a number of other converts in the TR7 / TR7V8 / TR8 community…

[tony g]

My Febi Volvo mount is still good too after over 4 years on the car. This is still my favourite "parts from other cars can fit the sprint " thread

Tony

[roger440]

Has anyone used a BJS mount? Is it as good as a volvo one in actual service.

I need to replace the mount, and id prefer to keep it as original, but whilst the BJS one is no dobt better than the "other" one, is it as good as the Febi volvo one?