Motor mount Q

Skoobie

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What are some indicators that your motor mounts are wearing out?

 

Ford_Racing

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Skoobie said:

What are some indicators that your motor mounts are wearing out?

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The rubber is usually all cracked. I just rebuilt my motor. When I pulled the motor out, the mounts fell in two piece's. I went to O'Reilly and got the vert mounts. They're much lighter and were $10 a piece cheaper. Not near as much rubber on the vert mounts and I love them.

 

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10HoleLX

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If your fan hits the radiator shroud and
when you step on the gas the motor jumps up and down.

 

HISSIN50

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yep, the mech fan will get real close to the bottom of the fan shroud opening.

dont forget to do the trans mount too - if MM's are toast, trans mount is likely not far behind.

good luck.

 

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wildstang607

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if you have big dents from the bottom side of your hood, then it is too late

 

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If you have stock mounts in a '93 or newer car, they are probably worn out. Replace them with the convertible mounts which are stronger.

-Matthew

 

HISSIN50

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MatthewP said:

If you have stock mounts in a '93 or newer car, they are probably worn out. Replace them with the convertible mounts which are stronger.

-Matthew

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last time i checked, by 93 they were using vert mounts in all the stangs.

 

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HISSIN50 said:

last time i checked, by 93 they were using vert mounts in all the stangs.

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Typo - I meant '93 or older, not '93 or newer - sorry!

The bottom line is, by now pretty well all of the stock rubber style mounts in fox3 cars are junk. If miles haven't wrecked them, time has.

-Matthew

 

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i need new mounts, my motor is sunken in and to the left a bit...

 

Skoobie

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Good info. In not sure if I need them or not. Its kinda hard to tell if its the Ecam that shaking the motor or if I just have some crap mounts. So do you just need a cherry picker to change them or what?

 

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Skoobie said:

Good info. In not sure if I need them or not. Its kinda hard to tell if its the Ecam that shaking the motor or if I just have some crap mounts. So do you just need a cherry picker to change them or what?

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That's probably the best way to do it.

 

HISSIN50

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have not done the picker method (i dont have resources like Jason does. ).

a jack and stands works just fine. takes a couple hours the first time (did me anyhow). once you do them once, next time is much faster.

one can deduce a little from just lookin at them.

good luck.

 

Skoobie

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HISSIN50 said:

good luck.

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Damn Hiss with you its all about the luck. You make me nervous, now i think everytime I touch my car its going to implode into a black-hole or some $h!t

 

HISSIN50

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Damn Hiss with you its all about the luck. You make me nervous, now i think everytime I touch my car its going to implode into a black-hole or some $h!t

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naw - most of my posts have that at the bottom. it is just something i say and does not have any meaning behind it (not like i say it to people when they have a doozie of a problem or something like that. LOL).

plus i need all the luck i can get.