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Old 03-04-2020, 01:33 PM   #16
chrs1961815
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Default Re: Rear Motor Mount Rubber Issue

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Originally Posted by macdonge View Post
CHRS1961815: In going back to your original mounts from the FAMs, did you double check that the originals are crack free? With my engine currently out for rebabbitting I was considering putting the originals back in with new rubber cushions. While the cushions were on order I took the grunge off the old mounts and bead blasted them in preparation for paint. The attached pics show the sort of cracks I then found on both sides of both mounts. Needless to say, I'm now putting in new FAMs!
I blasted them and welded them up. You just have to v the crack beforehand, and everything should be just as strong as originally.
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