[V8] Front Motor Mount

[Tony and Lillie]

Or, your other motor mounts are also bad. This could cause extra undue 
stress on that mount.

Tony Hoffman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
To: <bhowell at rmi.net>; <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] Front Motor Mount


> Hmm.  Maybe bad trans mounts as well?  Only thing I can think of ...
>
> Ingo
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <bhowell at rmi.net>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:03 PM
> Subject: [V8] Front Motor Mount
>
>
>> I replaced the front motor mount (the one that connects the front of the
>> timing belt cover to the frame rail) on our 5 speed approx. 20k miles ago
>> when I did the timing belt. I replaced it because it was broken (duh) and
>> now it's broken again and who knows how long it's been like that. I only
>> noticed it because I am doing the serp belt and fan clutch.
>>
>> Has anyone else encountered this? How can this part only last 20k miles
>> (maybe less)? The car is NEVER tracked, never abused, hardly ever sees
>> anything faster than the speed limit and my wife stops at ONE traffic
> light
>> on her drive to work. The two motor mounts on the side of the block and
> the
>> tranny mounts were replaced at the same time, so I don't think the motor
> is
>> sitting "Low" or anything like that, that would cause undue stress on the
>> front one.
>>
>> Just curious I guess, not to mention that I would prefer NOT to buy a $45
>> every 20k miles.
>>
>> Ben
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