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07-17-2011 12:49 PM #1
Failed American made motor mount
Oh well, what else would I be doing if I wasn't puttering with the car. Made for an interesting drive the other evening. I trashed the Chinese made mounts that came with my TCI chassis for some "GOOD" American made. Less then 1000 miles.
Failed motor mount (1).JPGFailed motor mount.JPGDave W
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07-17-2011 01:15 PM #2
Dave, it could be that the bonding simply failed, but it might be something else. I was killing the engine mounts in the Jeep pickup I swapped a 5.0 Ford engine into, they would separate like yours after a short time. I found out what was doing it was that I had them on a bad angle (the bottom portion out a little too far) allowing the engine to want to drop down and tear the motor mounts apart.
What I did on my 27 (also using the same mount you have there) is that I drilled through the mount and put two 3/8 grade 8 bolts through there, mechanically bonding the two steel portions together and reinforcing the vulcanized bond. I knew with the torque the stroker was going to exert on them, especially with a stick shift, that the mounts were going to take a beating, so I used an old drag racing trick.
Just a thought.
Don
Here is how I positioned the bolts, nuts, and washers. WIth this setup it can never break again.Last edited by Itoldyouso; 07-17-2011 at 01:21 PM.
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07-17-2011 01:41 PM #3
Great suggestion Don. That for sure is a heluva lot less expensive then the fancy polyurethane versions plus I can do it tomorrow.
I do have to admit - I WAS playing just a wee bit when the mount ripped apart. Yes, that l'il 302 will go someDave W
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07-17-2011 02:17 PM #4
Don,
You leave the bolts just snug and use nylock nuts, right? I've never done this, but it makes sense!Roger
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07-17-2011 02:29 PM #5
Yep, Roger, just snugged up with nylocks on them. It really doesn't noticably affect the cushioning of the mounts, doesn't make it harsh at all. On my 27 I only did it on the drivers side as that one takes most of the twisting force from the engine trying to lift up there, and I didn't want to do the old chain to the frame trick.
Don
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07-17-2011 02:37 PM #6
Interesting as the pass side is what failed on mine - I also found out that there is no high RPM skip in my engine
I'm going to replace that side then the driver's side later - assuming I can get away with it for a while emk[]jmmsx w
Hope this makes sense - the poodle pup just helped me typeDave W
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07-17-2011 02:41 PM #7
If the passenger side tore it was probably bad vulcanizing (or whatever that bonding process is). Generally, the one on the drivers side is what tears loose, from my experience. I had the same issue on my 68 Mustang with the 351 Cleveland in it, but I just chained the engine down on that side and no more breakage.
Don
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07-17-2011 04:08 PM #8
I agree 100%. I've never seen a passenger side fail except for the time I let my '60 348 hang from the front mounts and the exhaust pipes as I pulled the tranny for the first time (we learn from our mistakes, sometimes ) The torque of the engine lifts the driver's side and tends to compress the passenger side. Unless your frame mounts are spread a lot putting twist on the mounts I'd say you must have gotten a bad mount.Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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07-17-2011 04:35 PM #9
Go back to my original picture, not the one Don marked up and you can just about see the vulcanization failure that led to the rip out of the main body of the elastomer. The replacements will have some through bolts. The later Ford motor mounts, '75 up, were fully captured by some brackets but are not, unfortunately, interchangeable as they locate the engine differently.Dave W
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07-17-2011 05:26 PM #10
You could always call Mike Casella "pro60chevy" He rebuilds motor mounts @ Then & Now Automotive among other things.
http://www.computermagiconline.com/y...4611.1240.html
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07-18-2011 05:53 AM #11
Dave W
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07-18-2011 06:43 AM #12
BAck in my small block Ford days I used the trick Don, mentioned ever since I tore I my first mount in half. As I recall I usually I used 5/16 grade 8 bolts without any further problems.
As Roger mentioned you want to leave them just very lightly snugged (you don't want to turn it into a solid mount) and either use a self locking nut or double nut it.I've NEVER seen a car come from the factory that couldn't be improved.....
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07-18-2011 06:59 AM #13
i use a 1 1/2 stainless ground strap on the drivers side. try to get it a little snug and it will hold it down and ground the engine frame at the same time.
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07-18-2011 07:59 AM #14
Dave that was just a link to a thread on a forum, not the company web site.
They have been around for a long time & have a huge, huge inventory. If they don't have something most likely Mike can rebuild the old part or make a new one from scratch.
Fuel Pump Rebuilding Kits - Then And Now Automotive"PLAN" your life like you will live to 120.
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07-18-2011 08:09 AM #15
OK - that one I can access. The other just dropped me at the log-in with no where else to go.
Lots of interesting stuff - I'll bookmark it just in case, but for about $15 each will just replace in kind what I have with some reinforcing bolts. Thanks for the linkDave W
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