I cast 4/5EAT from a static mount, new part. The installation process is to remove the assembly and press it with a bench vise. I refined the shape a bit and the 4/5EAT can be installed by hand, without a bench. It takes about an hour.
However, many people have done what is suggested, Raise the transmission 1/4′ to 1/2″, effectively stretching the mount, and have been able to manually insert it without removing the mount from the car. young, this method is acceptable. I would not do this method on a 9 year old, the mount is likely to tear.
The CVT assembly inserts are cast in the same material, from the static assembly. Outback people who use these are generally very happy with the results from the insert. However, when you get something 85% resolved, some of us still want that 15%. It has been suggested that I cast an insert with the approximate weight applied to the mount. Its compression for casting or a “squeezed” insert. The hope is that the compressed example will take this product to 100%. Full-size CVT inputs can still produce slight vibration on the raised exterior at 70 mph. However, all the lower speed “wobble and shake” is dead. These guys run AT tires as well, which I think is a contributing factor.
I’m planning on having the OB guys test drive these new compression mounts and will likely move forward with developing a new compression size from Ascent right out of the gate.
