front motor mount

[Deserion]

Originally Posted by SpikeJr

Noticed the other day that I can feel some "shifting" in the gear shift lever when accelerating and sometimes when letting off the accelerator. Not bad enough to call it a "jerking" of the gear shifter, and I really almost need to be intentionally "less smooth" with the accelerator to get it to cause the gear shifter to move.

So - how much "shifting / jerking" is normal and when do we start looking at the front motor mount (or transmission mounts?).

Thanks!

I notice this in mine at times as well. I generally only feel it if I have my hand on the shifter (I don't rest it there). I have over 100k miles on mine, how many do you have on yours (what year)?

[SpikeJr]

Originally Posted by Deserion

I notice this in mine at times as well. I generally only feel it if I have my hand on the shifter (I don't rest it there). I have over 100k miles on mine, how many do you have on yours (what year)?

98' with 88K miles. Same here - only notice with my hand on the shifter - didn't think to visually observe the shifter for movement.

[boxster6354]

I changed mine a couple weeks back, did not notice really anything that pointed to the motor mount but was under the car doing some preventive work and thought I might as well do it as I had just over 65k.

Let me say one thing I can now have a nice conversation in the car, and do notice shifting seems better but as they wear over time I guess I just got use to the extra noise vibration.

After looking at it I am so glad I replaced when I did!