I deleted my earlier post about what bolts go where and what they do. It was full of errors.
I have since located my complete engine mount with all of its original hardware.
Even with that assembly in my hands, and the knowledge of where all of the bolts go, I am at a loss for words as to how to describe this in print or verbally in person.
If someone was right next to me, interested in how it goes together and how it goes on the truck, the best that I could do to help them understand would be to grunt and point like a caveman.
These mounts are ridiculous in their complexity. Why did they do this? My only guess is that it is all about the lack of quality rubber used back then. That oily location is a rough environment for that kind of rubber. Given that, it was necessary to make it adjustable for when the rubber became flattened.
In The Book, it explains that if there is metal-to-metal contact of parts, you need to file the metal until you have a gap. Are you kidding me?!
I guess that I know now what my Life's Mission has become.
DESIGN AND BUILD AN AD FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WHICH A PERSON DUMBER THAN A CAVEMAN CAN SIMPLY BOLT INTO PLACE AND FORGET ABOUT IT FOR 50 YEARS.
That's right! All caps.
Sue me.
