Replaced my 57 3100 Motor Mounts

Replaced the motor mounts this weekend. The truck fought it, but after jacking the engine up twelve different ways, wrapping a strap around it to roll it just so, and holding my mouth just right, I got the bolts into the rear mounts.

...Only to find that one of the transmission links hits the top of the mount...shaved some rubber off the mount and wiggled the trans as much as possible and it eventually felt clear.

Test drove 'Bill' and everything seemed okay. Reverse may be a bit crunchy, but I may be feeling ghosts in the machine. Could be the terrain, too, as I live on a gravel road, but it just seems a bit "off." I will need to check the full travel of the reverse link this weekend, with someone in the cab.

Here's the before shot of the mounts...

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa397/fourbrads/57%20chevy/DSC03420.jpg

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa397/fourbrads/57%20chevy/DSC03423.jpg


And the after...

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa397/fourbrads/57%20chevy/DSC03437.jpg

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa397/fourbrads/57%20chevy/DSC03438.jpg

I haven't really noticed a smoother ride, but the engine does seem a bit quieter. Or maybe I was looking for that and made it so.

-Jim


1957 Chevrolet 3100 Stepside
235, 3-speed w/OD
In the Stovebolt Gallery