As some of you may know, engine torque rods stop the engine rocking back and forth when it is running. They have rubber bushes at each end. It is always the big ones nearest the engine that have excess play presumably due to the viration of the engine. This results in the car shuddering when setting off. While I had Becky II on the wheelramps torquing up the anti-roll bar and lower suspension arm bolts I checked the engine torque rods and found excess play. Ideally, they should be replaced but as a temporary fix I removed the bushes, wrapped electrical tape around the edge to take out the play, refitted them, torqued them up and hey presto, a result! The shuddering is a lot less than before! An easy fix which didn't cost me a penny. Is there an alternative part which would fit? I read somewhere that one of the Range Rover bushes could be used in place of the original. Can anyone confirm this?
