geetee

you don't have to drop the tranny. It's so much easier but not absolutely needed. The tranny moutn housing is aluminum. It can be "tapped" out. After it's "tapped" out, you cannot put a oem mount in as that HAS to be pressed in. BUT, you can install aftermarket mounts that can be installed without a press.
That's what I did...there's a few aftermarket mounts available

geetee

it's the orange in the picture

sandersd

If that's the Wevo Boxter transmission mount please confirm that you installed it in your 996 transmission and it fit. I contacted Wevo and they said it was not designed for the 996 tranny and they could not say if nor would they guarantee it would fit in a 996.

I'd love to install one but I have yet to read of someone's first-hand account of actually installing it - it's always "someone said it would fit" or they read it would fit but never, "I installed it and it fit".

geetee

that picture is the one I took over a year ago...it is indeed a wevo product...cheetah is another brand that i was considering but i chose wevo.
i have it installed on my 996 C2. It's been a full year now with it and have logged 15k miles on it with the wevo tranny mount.

sds911

Dealer installed a new mount for me under CPO warranty. Needed to drop transmission press out old and press in new mount. Took them a while b/c they didn't have the proper tool and had to order it.

Sneaky Pete

I really don't think that is possible. One cannot "tap" it out. Are you saying you have? Fill me on how it is done...

geetee

i must have used the term "tapped" too loosely....my shop did it...sort of like how you removed yours.
Tranny lowered a little and supported with one person stablizing/holding the tranny, the rubber portion cut out and the alum housing grooved/dremeled/sawed and chiseled/tapped out. Of course the it came out crumpled/damaged

geetee

you're a C4? I'm not sure how that works or if you have enough space with the driveshaft....

Sneaky Pete

Yes C4......the drive shaft is above the tranny mount and is not in the way. With me I had the tranny out of the car.

Rasputin

geetee,

Can you please give some feedback on the difference in NVH with the WEVO mount compared to a used OEM part?

Thanks,

Fab