Re: [AMC-List] Engine Mount Frustration

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, JOE FULTON wrote:

> I spent about three hours today trying to get the 258
> to sit down into the motor mount plates on the
> crossmember.  I'm working alone and at least some of
> you may have experienced the same frustration.

Sounds like to got it untangled. I jhsut chanegd the motor
mounts on my 258, and installed a 258 into our other hornet a
fewmonths back.

It's annoying, even when it goes "easy".

I don't have a sure-fire straight-shot so much as a methodology.
Getting them out isn't so bad; the driver side, the mount bracket
on the block is almost vertical... I lift the motor fairly high,
install passenger side first. The drop the drivers side mount
onto the xmember, then add the bracket on top. I find something
to drift the holes into alignment; gettthin the first bolt
started sucks.

I got smart(er) on the most recent -- the stud on the replacement
mounts was 1" or longer -- far too long! I hacksawed it down to
1/2" or so, plenty long enough for nut and lock washer with 3
threads stickin out, it made it a LOT easier to slip the mount
in on the pass. side!

I don't know why the studs are so long, there's really no need for
it.
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