[V8] Motor mount question

[Tony and Lillie]

And, to add to this, that front mount being broken is VERY common. every V8 
I've parted, and the one I dd for 80k had that mount broken. Actually, on my 
dd it was completely missing.

And, on most of the cars I've parted, the actual motor mounts were worn out 
too.

Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: Re: [V8] Motor mount question


> Hi Tom,
>
> that is called a "torque stop", and is not a motor mount.  The reason for 
> the gap is that the two motor mounts for the engine have collapsed. This 
> is an age related thing.  I think everyone on the list has had (or needs 
> to) replace their mounts.  They are expensive too.  I did mine several 
> years ago and I think they were about $300 then for both.
>
> When I got my old mounts off, I could tear the center bolt out with my 
> hands - meaning that they were not doing much to keep the motor connected 
> to the chassis.
>
> Dave