I would like to see pictures of Tom trying to weld polyurethane...
Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> Don Rey wrote:
>
>> Westar makes what looks like the correct LH (driver's side) mount,
>> available at autopartswarehouse.com (http://tinyurl.com/6hvyhk).
>> What's interesting is it has the same part number suffix that the
>> passenger side NAPA part has - 2944. Does NAPA list it as the LH
>> mount? Autozone has one with the same part number suffix they list as
>> LH, but the picture is clearly the RH mount. And I went through this
>> screwup with RockAuto already - and now I think I understand. For 89,
>> they list an LH mount... which I bought initially (even though the
>> picture shows a RH mount)... what they shipped was a RH Gen2 mount.
>>
>> Ugh. What would it take to rehab my existing mount? I molded plastics
>> in my high school tech classes... replacing the rubber with
>> polyurethane should be that simple.
>
>
> Wouldnt be too hard now that I think about it - you could get some poly
> cab mounts from whatever application and shave and cut them as
> necessary. Gut the old mount... install the new custom sliced poly
> bushing... put the center sleeve in the middle, and use a 1/4 inch thick
> "washer" or soemthing, to keep the bushing in... run a bead of weld
> around the rim to hold it all in.
>
> If thats not really clear I could illustrate my hair brained idea if you
> like...
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