WTF! e21 mounts don't fit

[Schwarz325]

So i bought e21 transmission mounts for my swap,.. wen't to bolt the trans brace up and bam, the mounts don't fit in the little ears on the transmission. Seems like the studs are too fat. They also wouldn't fit in the brace but i drilled a bigger hole. So i took a file and worked on shaving ears and got pissed off. So i bolted my e30 mounts and they work fine. The ear doesn't sit all the way down on one mount but the nuts weren't tightened or anything.


I swear i get all the weirdest shit that happens to nobody else but me :(

I'm using getrag 260

[Gruelius]

u need to file them out very slightly. i just got a 10mm drillbit and only a few flakes fell off.

[gregslow318i]

thats normal bolts on the e21 mounts at m12(iirc) and e30 mounts are m10
file the ears open and you will be fine

[Adrian_Visser]

Your just sweating the little things too much, make it work! I didn't hesitate to bust out the file on mine.

[richardb]

Agreed. 5 min with a file on the ears and the trans mounts go right in.

[Schwarz325]

Shit i filed them suckers for 20 minutes, before i got pissed haha. I need to buy a better file tomorrow.

[Gruelius]

10mm drill bit and just run it down the slott fa flakes come off and its done

[Schwarz325]

I'll try that, thanks man!

[MattM]

FWIW i splurged and bought a set of really good files, and it makes a huge difference over the cheapies.... definitely worth the extra $

[blackhawkimpact]

Maybe....I got some from the awesome 99 cent store, took me 5 minutes total, but the handle broke...lol :)

[Schwarz325]

I filed the shit out of them with some rough files i bought at work, they worked like a charm.

[lifeiskaos]

I bent mine up a little bit... Worked great.

[M-technik-3]

Keep them clean and dry and you should not have to buy a set for quite some time.

[herlsy]

I bent mine up a little bit... Worked great.

^ this is what i did also.

[nextelbuddy]

i found this out too and everyone above is correct however i always wondered if everyone knows about this already then why does every single DIY or how to thread that mentions E21 mounts work great never once say oh yea you have to file out the holes lol..