Hi Everyone,
I am getting ready to set an original 1955.1 six in my truck (1955 first series). Currently there is a 1956 V8 in it and my replacement engine did not come with all of the mounting hardware so I am having to guess at a few things. I did read earlier posts on engine mounting and they were very helpful, but I am hoping someone could help me with a few questions.
1. My Shield on the front motor mount has enlarged holes from the metal in the metal/rubber mount rubbing through. As long as it can still act as a shield am I okay to use it?
2. The special washer that sits between the front mount and the cross member was 3/16inch originally. Can I just use 3 regular washers stacked up here because the special washer is unavailable?
3. The thick special washers that hold the front mount together (inner two holes) are also unavailable. Can I stack washers here to? It looks like I just have to be sure that I do not contact the front cross member so the mount can float.
4. Front mount rubber. Are there better/worse ones to buy aftermarket. I thought I read that they were not quite as thick as the originals.
5. Rear mount. I see in the parts book there is a "Mounting Assembly Lower" pn 3705447 and I can get it from truckandcarshop.com, what is the purpose of this? I am guessing the lower mounts just rest over the rear cross member and does not bolt to the rear cross member (again, so it can float)
I found a good picture of this and I can see it is a rubber/metal mount similar to the upper-rear mount. It looks like it fits inside the rear cross member. Okay on this question :-)
6. Rear mount bolt lock, pn 37172280. Is this available anywhere or do you just use locktite?
I truly appreciate any advice you can give, thank you dearly.
Joe
Last edited by mendonjo; 09/29/2013 4:24 AM.
