: motor mount rips apart


anthony_harris
01-11-2002, 09:03 PM
Does anyone else with a S10 with 4.3 have problems with the driver side motor mount ripping off. I'm assuming its from the motor torquing, I don't jump it or anything just beat it hard but I don't think it should break.
Do any other mounts, like off a 350 or something, bolt in? I might have to buy a new mount then chain down the drivers side of the motor. I don't know?

4x4realm
01-11-2002, 09:31 PM
if the 350 mounts are the same you could get a set of solid mounts tthat will never break.

spoolnaround
01-16-2002, 10:15 PM
I agree if you can get a solid mount do it. I had solid mounts on a 64 Chevelle that I went threw 3 rubber mounts untill I went solid. Dont listen to people who say you feel the motor vibrations, I did'nt feel it at all.

pcorssmit
01-17-2002, 08:40 AM
I'd avoid the solid mounts, I've had them before and aside from the vibration they're a bit to line up. Chevy changed the motor mounts around '70 to a better design. Have you tried a limiting strap? This will prevent the vibrations and alignment problems, and allow the stock-style motor mounts to survive.

Pete

Boss
01-17-2002, 01:08 PM
My stock motor mounts on my K5 crapped out. Now everytime I accelerate from stop, the motor moves and sends the fan into the shroud. Very annoying sound. I'm waiting for the ORD's(offroaddesign.com) Poly motor mounts to arrive. I also heard they're a pain to line up, but hopefully, I'll only have to deal with this once! I'm also going to use poly Tranny mounts as well.
Boss