motor mounts busted?

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Wallyman

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Wichita Falls, TX

• Jun 2, 2011

• #1

Do either of these look wrong to anyone else?
I'm getting some clunking sounds from up front after dropping/ reinstalling the tranny and the engine tilted pretty far back. I'm afraid i effed them up.

 

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cruiser54

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Location

Prescott, Az

• Jun 3, 2011

• #2

I don't think you messed them up. They already were.

 

xcm

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Southern Oregon

• Jun 3, 2011

• #3

those are in RELATIVELY good shape for oem's...

oem motor mounts are self destructing, aka the oem 2 (or 3) peice motor mounts. replace em with a better design... aka M.O.R.E., browndog, jeeperjohn, ironman4x4, etc , etc. search to find the right ones for your application, vibration wise. i run the M.O.R.E.'s.

 

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Wallyman

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Location

Wichita Falls, TX

• Jun 3, 2011

• #4

I had some on the MJ i think were ironman? that build was about two years ago. I liked them. they are in decent shape for OEMs but my powertrain is sitting at a slight angle now. Just enough of one that the rear driveshaft is off enough for me to eyeball. That D/S mount in the pic looks like it's pushed out of the metal mount. Time to keep on with the perpetual "build", eh?

 

xcm

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Southern Oregon

• Jun 3, 2011

• #5

it's my opinion, that ANY JEEP, owned by entheusiests, should have aftermarket motor mounts as standard equipment, even before the lift!

spend that $100 on motor mounts, or you'll be spending it on a new radiator! =)

 

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Wallyman

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Location

Wichita Falls, TX

• Jun 3, 2011

• #6

REVEREND! (blazing saddles)
I'm with you on that one.

 

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BMWGuy

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Location

Columbus, OH

• Jun 5, 2011

• #7

You might want to use better bolts for the mount-to-block. I had all of them shear off (on one side) on my old '95 after hitting a minor bump. Heard of this on the Cherokees more than a few times.

 

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cruiser54

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Prescott, Az

• Jun 5, 2011

• #8

BMWGuy said:

You might want to use better bolts for the mount-to-block. I had all of them shear off (on one side) on my old '95 after hitting a minor bump. Heard of this on the Cherokees more than a few times.

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And, use Loctite on the threads.