I changed out the front motor mount for a new one last night, it wasn't too bad except for smearing sealer on all the mating surfaces (Thanks again John for the pic of the engine jack!) Someone in the past must have beaten the heck out of this car, as there was a gouge about 1/2" long and 1-2 mm deep around the passenger side water port on the mount's surface. It had been previously welded in and ground down, but obviosly not too well. What's really interesting, though, is that this isn't the side that failed, the driver's side failed. It didn't look half that bad, though the edges of the port were pretty badly pitted.
I chased the threads with a 3/8-16 tap and ended up putting two new bolts in the driver's side 'cause the old ones looked pretty gamey, even after running them through a die. Filled up the coolant and no leaks overnight, now I just need to fire her up, bleed the system, and keep my fingers crossed.
So what does one have to do to make a motor mount end up looking like this?
I chased the threads with a 3/8-16 tap and ended up putting two new bolts in the driver's side 'cause the old ones looked pretty gamey, even after running them through a die. Filled up the coolant and no leaks overnight, now I just need to fire her up, bleed the system, and keep my fingers crossed.
So what does one have to do to make a motor mount end up looking like this?
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