[Supras] replacement motor mounts:

[berniek at technicaldevelop.com]

Dear Nick and group:

    I took a look at the Isuzu mount at NAPA and a similar Anchor mount at
Autozone.  They looked very much the same.  I bought a pair of the Anchor
mounts, got them home, mounted the bottom stud of one in a nut held in a
vise, and determined how much movement there was at the top stud with
another nut and a box wrench used to bend it.

    Much to my surprise, there was no internal limit stop or provision for
an external stop.  I could bend the top stud about 90 degrees, and found
that the pad it was attached to was simply bonded to a mound of rubber.  The
pad was smaller in diameter than the stock fluid filled mount.  Luckily,
Autozone is good about returns.

    It got to the point where I was going to make my own mounts using early
Ford buscuits and rectangular steel tubing.  Then miraculously, someone (I
wish I remembered who) posted a photo of a 7M engine with the '98 MkIV
mounts attached.  That was the answer to my dreams.

        Bernie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "t72pwrd" <nholden1 at woh.rr.com>
To: <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>; "Michael Green"
<mikejaygreen at hotmail.com>; <bogunter at mindspring.com>; <Supras at supras.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Supras] replacement motor mounts:


> There is also an Isuzu truck mount that can be made to fit very easily.  I
> forget the specifics but I've used it in the past.  A Google or archive
> search should reveal the specifics.
>
>
> -Nick
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>
> To: "Michael Green" <mikejaygreen at hotmail.com>; <bogunter at mindspring.com>;
> <Supras at supras.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Supras] replacement motor mounts:
>
>
> > James:
> >
> >    It is easy to tell if you have the fluid filled mounts.  They are
about
> > 3" high, round, and have corragations like the Michelin tire man.  They
> > were first used in '89, so you may have either the old square style of
the
> > newer ones.
> >
> >    The fluid mounts are notorious for pulling apart, particularly on the
> > left side where the engine tends to lift.  On the advise of another post
> > on this list about 6 months ago (with photo links), I got a set of '98
> > MkIV mounts, the same in dimensions as the fluid ones except for one
> > locating lug which needs to be ground off.  They are cheaper too, about
> > $54 from discount internet dealers.  They are VERY strong, but of course
> > do not offer the isolation that the fluid mounts do.  The fluid mounts
do
> > have a steel stop backup bolted to the block which contacts a projection
> > on an inner steel member in the fluid mount convolutions.  But the MkIV
> > mounts are steel crimped over polyurethane and are much stronger.
Beware:
> > They must be 98's.  There earlier ones are much bigger and will not fit.
> >
> >    If you have the fluid mounts, you cannot use the early square mounts
> > without changing the crossmember or making spacers.
> >
> >    Hope this helps.
> >
> >        Bernie Katz
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