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Engine mounts gone already?!?!


Jon89le

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How long are motor mounts supposed to last? I have had mine in there for about 35 thousand miles and if i punch the gas from a slow roll (5-10mph) i hear the motor hit something. When i shift from park to reverse i also feel the motor rock an unusual amount. The DogBones are the ones from RSM so they are in fine shape. I heard that polyU dogbones would make the mounts go faster but this fast?!?! Any idea where i can get some 'better' ones. The ones i purchased were from RockAuto.com. Thansk for any input.

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Welcome to the club, and there's more proof for the non-believers. I went thru the same thing as you- except my mount lasted maybe 5,000 miles, and this was on a stock 3.1. Anchor is a no-no brand. If you're comfortable with online buying, go to napa.com and order the SOLID lower engine mount from Balkamp (seen a lot of Mustang guys use this brand as well- no issues). It runs around $45 shipped, or you can get it from a Napa store with a slight increase in price ( I paid $64 with tax) these mounts are especially good for worked 3.1's with low end torque- these mounts are strong enough.

 

See if this works:

http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/NAPAonline/search_results_product_detail.d2w/report?prrfnbr=28506251&prmenbr=5806&usrcommgrpid=79954983

 

They have a warehouse in CT so it should get to you pretty quickly.

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With that front mount being solid, won't it cause more vibration but will it do ne thing for performance? And can both motor mounts be replaced w.o dropping the cradle?

 

-Tony

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I have the solid mount and there's no additional vibration (it's rubber, not polyurethane of some crap) the engine does move less and is a bit harder to tilt the engine forward. Interpret that however you may, it holds up better than the hydraulic mount.

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Id rather have it tilt harder than wear out faster. Ill just loose a little more skin doing the rear plugs :lol:. Im sure the extra lowend torque i have from my mods didnt help. Anyways, thanks for the link Brian. Ill try Napa's online store and order it from them.

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you can still tilt it, just will either need a good prybar or park the car on a slight downward incline and it gets easy. Then there's always the tool you can buy that allows you to tilt a few more inches than just using the slave hole on the torque struts.

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