The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Tearing up motor mounts

When I pulled the engine from my 37 in preperation for the GMC implant,noticed the rear motor mounts were torn up again.This is the second set, the first set lasted 3 years, same as this set.No oil on them,the rubber is pulled from the metal,the bellhousing was sagged onto the crossmember.
I can't believe the mounts can't take the brutal 180b hp from the 261 and my power shifts,must be inferior quality , both sets said made in Mexico.
Anyone else having this problem? maybe I have to adapt different mounts from another engine

try US made Tony - steelerubber.com - they do excellent quality, tho on a 37 you may have to send them the metal part and get new rubber vulcanized on

Bill

Squeeze,my 37 uses 48-53 type mounts,ya know,hot rod stuff.I don't see in the Steele catalog where they do motor mounts?

These foreign made engine mounts we get now are
junk. The 73,s up wont last past a test drive.
I use polyurithane on those. I know this doesn,t
answer your question but i thought i would throw
it in anyhow.

Tony, it looks like you send em your cores and a big check and you might get them back in 3 weeks. I will agree about the current mounts being nothing but junk.

Try ebay, I have bought original mounts from there at a reasonable price and they look and work fine. I saw no evidence of age or the rubber cracking.

I just looked and did not see any at this time but they come up regulary.