Ford Motor Mount Updates?
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Normy, don't worry about me.
I'm a heck of alought stronger, and a heck of a lought for fit that I look.
I'm thinking about doing it at the end of summer. This summer, like most summers, I should be hauling square bails. You up for some cheap fun? You get all the benifits of a gym, and regular work out, WITH 5 cents a bail! (Except it's for family, so I don't get paid.)
I'm a heck of alought stronger, and a heck of a lought for fit that I look.
I'm thinking about doing it at the end of summer. This summer, like most summers, I should be hauling square bails. You up for some cheap fun? You get all the benifits of a gym, and regular work out, WITH 5 cents a bail! (Except it's for family, so I don't get paid.)
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From: Miami, FL
I just did mine. It wasn't all that hard. I would say that doing the timing belt and water pump was harder. Because you know what can happen if you get it wrong..... The motor mounts are a no brainer. Just take apart and put back together. And with the many "how-to" sites, anybody can do it. Plus, you are saving an arm & leg in the process. It's truly the "most worthwhile" project in a 928.
For anybody reading this, listen up. 99.9% of all 928s need motor mounts. This is a fact! Forget all other projects that you may be planning on your car. The motor mounts go first.... It makes it a whole different car. Anybody who takes my car for a spin now, will come to the conclusion that there has been no advancement in vibration and Harshness in the past 20 years. It's that smooth....
For anybody reading this, listen up. 99.9% of all 928s need motor mounts. This is a fact! Forget all other projects that you may be planning on your car. The motor mounts go first.... It makes it a whole different car. Anybody who takes my car for a spin now, will come to the conclusion that there has been no advancement in vibration and Harshness in the past 20 years. It's that smooth....
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Can anyone please tell me:
1) the stock height of the '87 OEM motor mounts,
2) the height of the Anchor 2698 mounts, and
3) are shims necessary (i.e., do the OEM and Anchor mounts compress at the same rate when loaded)?
Thanks.
1) the stock height of the '87 OEM motor mounts,
2) the height of the Anchor 2698 mounts, and
3) are shims necessary (i.e., do the OEM and Anchor mounts compress at the same rate when loaded)?
Thanks.
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I just rescently did mine also with the ford motor mounts. I asked for the mounts for a 1990 Full size Bronco with 6cyl engine. mounts went in with ease, no shims were needed. However remember to get new hardware for the ford mounts as they are not metric. You'll need some 1/2"x13 nuts to mount them up. I was lucky in that I have a bunch laying around my shop.
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Hi , just replaced mine this weekend.
87 OEM mounts are about 79 mm tall. I measured the 2698 and it was about 76mm tall. I didn't add shims. You will need to replace the nuts on each end of the mount. People recommend grade 8.
The old mounts were squashed to about 63mm and had no give in them.
Engine now sits about 1 cm higher than the X.member and rocks.
87 OEM mounts are about 79 mm tall. I measured the 2698 and it was about 76mm tall. I didn't add shims. You will need to replace the nuts on each end of the mount. People recommend grade 8.
The old mounts were squashed to about 63mm and had no give in them.
Engine now sits about 1 cm higher than the X.member and rocks.
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87 OEM mounts are about 79 mm tall. I measured the 2698 and it was about 76mm tall. I didn't add shims.
Why didn't you add a washer or two to each mount to get the additional 3mm? I know it is still a vast improvement over collapsed mounts but is there a reason to not bring them all the way back to stock height?
Thanks.
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Hi Flott, I had the shims ready to go - I got some galvanised 5 cm square X 2.5 mm deep washers. When it came to fitting the X member, the space used up by the washers made it just that much more difficult to align the mount pin into the x.member so I flagged it.
Prior to this, I had read another post stating that the Ford mounts appeared to be somewhat stiiffer than OEM - so the 2698 probably wouldn't settle as much as OEM & thus would be close to the correct height when fitted. I figured that the old mounts had collapsed about 16 mm - so I am not going to fuss over +/- 1mm.
Also someone else used 2698 and stated that shims weren't required.
Prior to this, I had read another post stating that the Ford mounts appeared to be somewhat stiiffer than OEM - so the 2698 probably wouldn't settle as much as OEM & thus would be close to the correct height when fitted. I figured that the old mounts had collapsed about 16 mm - so I am not going to fuss over +/- 1mm.
Also someone else used 2698 and stated that shims weren't required.
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Yep I'm 38,000 miles into my Anchor 2698's and they are still holding up. I was underneath not long ago (fighting the frustrating upper a-arm bolts) and wasn't thinking clearly when I measured incorrectly. The mount housing has a couple of J-hooks. A collapsed mount will have a finger-width's space, quarter-inch or more, between the hooks. There is nearly no space on mine and I do a lot of freeway commute miles.
I have more info on my website email keepers and a service procedure.
If you're doing 'em, do 'em before the weather gets hot !!!
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I have more info on my website email keepers and a service procedure.
If you're doing 'em, do 'em before the weather gets hot !!!
John Pirtle
87 a/t 162k
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I installed the 2698 mounts in the '91GT with shims and had the bell housing or torque tube hitting the body. Removed shims and it fits perfect. I also recommend Rockauto.com. Fast service and low shipping cost.
I am still confused about solid vs. hydraluc. The box had Ancor 2698 on it and cost~$24. I assume they are solid? I don't have any specific vibrations but I do feel slight vibration at all speeds.
I am still confused about solid vs. hydraluc. The box had Ancor 2698 on it and cost~$24. I assume they are solid? I don't have any specific vibrations but I do feel slight vibration at all speeds.
