I have a 62 409. I seem to have a lot of vibration in the Hurst shifter. Started reading forums about motor mount problems. A clicking noise under the hood seemed to be another indicator. I had this. Am running a flat tappet hydraulic cam so I ran the lifters twice. Still had the clicking. I now have the motor mounts unbolted from the frame mounts and the engine lifted clear of the frame mounts. I haven't had much experience changing motor mounts but the ones I have came off in two pieces. I have not unbolted mine from the engine yet but they seem to be solid. Should I be able to tell at this point if they are bad? Checked the transmission mount and it seems to be solid also. The mounts have 40,000 miles and 20 years on them. Have already bought some Anchor mounts from NAPA. But I have read a lot on multiple forums about the poor quality of new mounts I am not sure if I should change these.
Motor Mount Issue
- Thread starter Jerry B
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Anchor mounts from NAPA if they look like the link below that are USA made to my knowledge. I have them on my 409's for over 10 years
These are the correct 409 mounts (heavy duty mounts to my knowledge)
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ani-2285/make/chevrolet
These are the correct 409 mounts (heavy duty mounts to my knowledge)
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ani-2285/make/chevrolet
The mounts are in two pieces? Did the rubber separate from the steel? Or are you talking about the frame mount and the engine mount?
I'm saying that the few I have changed on small blocks in the past had the rubber separated from the steel. Also I found the receipt from when I first put these on and they were Anchor. The box for the ones I recently purchased from NAPA says made in China. Most complaints on the other forms I looked said stay away from any mounts make in India. I did see some complaints about Anchor.
The ones I have look like this pic; they are pretty heavy duty. When I get to my shop, I will check them out. The other ones were much flimsier.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=314949&jsn=717
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=314949&jsn=717
Need to correct something I posted here. The motor mounts I got from NAPA were NAPA brand Balkamp. This is the only brand NAPA shows on line for my car. Been about a month since I bought then and I got confused. Advance Auto shows online they have Anchor for my car. Called the store and they did not stock them but got the sales person to look on a box for place of manufacture. He said it is China. Both mounts are probably the same thing just in different boxes. Think I will get some Anchors and compare them to the Balkamp before I return the Balkamp and go ahead and install the Anchors. Anyone ever replace a set of motor mounts that looked good and have that solve a vibration problem?
I run these, Mity Mounts http://mitymounts.com/howtheywork.htm With over 706lb's of engine torque and a tie down on the front left have had no issues.
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