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| | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 89 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 89 | Hey all,
So just got some new rubber motor mounts for my engine (235) and was in the process of reassembling them to install. Unfortunately i failed to take a 'before' picture of the front mount before i removed it and took it apart. I know how it reassembles but my question is in regards to the installation.
If you click on the link in my signature the first pic you should see is a side view of the front motor mount. Looking at the picture the metal plate on top has a small lip on the right side. This sticks out about an 1/8in farther then the left side, and has the downward curve.
My question is: Does the side with the lip (right in pic) install facing back towards the cab or forward away from it? Or, since the metal cover plate goes over everything, does it matter which direction the lip faces? It seems like it was made like that for a reason but...
Checked the Factory Assembly manual etc and all ive been able to find are blurryish unhelpful pictures.
Thanks in advance. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 89 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 89 | Figured it out after some more research into the matter. Found in the thread "Will you teach me about motor mounts? '54 3100"
"Can't say for sure Lonnie, but logic seems to dictate that it would over lap the front. The
most likely place for an oil leak to develop would be at the front crank seal meaning if oil
got past the shield it would probably end up more towards the front. The back of the
mount is well under the front plate. Also the stones, mud water and other debris would be
thrown up from the front and it might offer a little extra protection. A cut away
illustration of the mount is in the FAM, section 6 sheet 12 and it appears that the curved
edge is towards the front.
Amazing how something as simple as a rubber motor mount can cause so much agony
isn’t it!
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL"
Thanks for that Denny, your detailed knowledge of these old trucks has solved my problem yet again.
Chooglin
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