Don Rey wrote:
> These things are a pain in my $$$. My hands and arms are thoroughly
> stained from this job and the under-engine grime and oil. My
> co-workers ask what I've been up to (they're not phased by my
> oil-stained hands... that's typical... but they do ask what my latest
> project is). When I tell them motor mounts, they say "on that old
> thing!? is it worth it? just get a new truck!"
>
> they just don't understand.
>
> Ok so the problem now is that the new motor mounts are much wider than
> the old ones and definitely don't fit into the bracket on the frame
> as-is. They *are* the right mounts, however. The inner sleeve (for the
> thru-bolt) is almost a half inch too long and the isolator is also too
> thick. Even the outer sleeve will be a tight fit requiring some
> coersion from my BFH. So I have two options. 1) bend out the brackets
> on the frame. 2) grind down the inner sleeve and some of the isolator.
>
> Seems modifying the mount a bit is my best option. I don't want to
> comprimise the strength of the bracket welded on the frame.
>
> Thoughts??? Has nobody done this before?? Obviously the FSM/Haynes
> writers haven't. "Installation is the reverse of removal" jerks.
>
> Thanks!
Did you re-use your original V6 Premag motor mounts when you did the V8
swap Don? What year did you specify when you ordered the new mounts? I
ran into this problem with Christine - heh...
Gen II mounts are thicker - to accomidate the extra weight of the V8.
The mount brackets for the Gen I are narrower. So while the mounts look
almost identical - they wont fit
http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/stuff/mounts1.jpg
http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/stuff/mounts2.jpg
http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/stuff/mounts3.jpg
Dirty one on the left is the passenger side original 1989 mount - clean
one on the left was the 1995 stock replacement.
I didn't feel like cutting off the stock mounts and welding wider
brackets on, so all I did was just buy new 1989 Gen I mounts. Thats the
easier way to go. Unfortunatly I have not had the truck on the road
enough to know of the stock mounts will hold up - obviously yours didnt
but that was due to un-natural driving circumstances :)
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