Motor Mounts

[DollyDodge]

Question: I pulled my engine and when I compare the old rear top motor mounts with the old ones then are quite different. The new ones are 3/8 inch taller. Would the old ones have compressed 3/8s? Were there different motor mounts used. I don't want to install the incorrect mount. I called Roberts (where I ordered the new ones from) and spoke to Gary senior, he thought maybe it had compressed that much he also said I could cut the new ones down. I am not sure what to do. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[JBNeal]

The original mounts I've replaced look like pancakes compared to the replacements. That old rubber was hard & cracked, while the new rubber was stiff but pliable. The clue is that the original mounting bolts were not snugged up.

Edited January 22, 2012 by JBNeal
added pic

[pflaming]

Hey Dolly, when you get older, you get shorter and cannot rise to the occasion as well either!!!:D

[DollyDodge]

very funny. I guess I will use the new ones as is.

[DollyDodge]

I thought I would follow up on my original post on motor mounts. I tried fitting the taller mounts from Roberts, and they actually would not fit within the space in the frame; so I ordered another set from Vintage Power Wagon which were about a 1/4 shorter, but they too were tight (not much room from the top of the motor mount and the frme), so I called Steele and they rebuilt the original ones (they are about 1/8 taller than the old worn originals). If someone would like the VPW or Roberts Mounts and would pay shipping plus a few dollars I would like to get rid of them.

The dimensions are as follows (first measurement is total height, second is the height of the rubber above the lower mount:

The ones from Steele (these are the ones I will use) are:

1.449

1.106

VPW

1.50

1.198

Roberts

1.740

1.411

The photo shows the Steele, VPW, and Roberts, left to right

Edited November 13, 2012 by DollyDodge