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Originally Posted by huddy
Hi,
... The thick rubber pads are on the bottom, and it appears that having thinner ones would only make the problem worse, as lowering the rear of the engine would raise the crank nut even higher. ...
Ed
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Guys,
Are we sure this is true? It seems to me that "lowering the rear of the engine" would lower the whole drive train, engine front and all. There is nothing holding the end of the driveshaft and U-joint, etc. in place that would force the motor to teeter-totter as though the rear mounts were a fulcrum. (Of course, the front mount could be tightened to forcer teetering.)
I vaguely recall hearing years ago that some of the FAM rubber pads had to be cut down.
My understanding is that you are supposed to tighten the FAM center bolts until you have just begun to further visibly compress the bisquits. Similarly for the hold down nut and the springs on the front mount. Probably not but maybe this would buy you enough to engage the hand crank?
Steve