Trans crossmember mount

[canyncarvr]

I bought a new one from Napa. It has a NAPA sticker on the box. I realize that means nothing.

Besides the 'long' ears being tacked 'un-square' to the mount tube, the rubber is just sitting in the oblong metal piece. OEM mounts have that rubber BONDED to the tube. I can move the mount ferrule/tube and rubber isolator in the tube a bit by hand, easily with a 10" lever.

That seems bogus to me.

Isn't the rubber supposed to be bonded to the tube it sits in? A friction-fit isn't right, isn't good...right?

I've seen mounts from various sellers...I have no idea the extent to which the various parts are sourced similarly...or completely different. I have seen NEW mounts in which the rubber looked worse than my 55-year old OEM part...but it was bonded to the tube it sat in.

What is the general consensus? New stuff is all crap, so deal with it? The one I got from NAPA is faulty?


Buy a poly unit? I have one of those in now. No thanks. I don't like IT at all. Way too and unnecessarily HARD...which is not necessary. I'm not taming 700lb/ft of tweak. A good OEM mount will do just fine.

I don't think that's what I got.

Pioneer used to have a mount that looked good. I have not found one of them available. I understand parts not being what they used to be, but the current mounts available seem to be completely useless for their intended application.

 

[George Jets]

Here is the new mount I recently put in the '89 D100 Pickup, with a 904 trans.

☆☆☆☆☆

 

[RustyRatRod]

I bought a new one from Napa. It has a NAPA sticker on the box. I realize that means nothing.

Besides the 'long' ears being tacked 'un-square' to the mount tube, the rubber is just sitting in the oblong metal piece. OEM mounts have that rubber BONDED to the tube. I can move the mount ferrule/tube and rubber isolator in the tube a bit by hand, easily with a 10" lever.

That seems bogus to me.

Isn't the rubber supposed to be bonded to the tube it sits in? A friction-fit isn't right, isn't good...right?

I've seen mounts from various sellers...I have no idea the extent to which the various parts are sourced similarly...or completely different. I have seen NEW mounts in which the rubber looked worse than my 55-year old OEM part...but it was bonded to the tube it sat in.

What is the general consensus? New stuff is all crap, so deal with it? The one I got from NAPA is faulty?


Buy a poly unit? I have one of those in now. No thanks. I don't like IT at all. Way too and unnecessarily HARD...which is not necessary. I'm not taming 700lb/ft of tweak. A good OEM mount will do just fine.

I don't think that's what I got.

Pioneer used to have a mount that looked good. I have not found one of them available. I understand parts not being what they used to be, but the current mounts available seem to be completely useless for their intended application.

Good dude here. Small business need support.

Dodge polyurethane engine mount

 

[canyncarvr]

The NAPA store owner ordered a second mount, it came in today. At first glance: It must be different 'cuz it's in a different looking box!

Yup. A completely different animal. The rubber was fully molded around the ferrule. The first one was missing a bit around the edges. The flanges are straight to the oblong rubberized piece. The rubber does not flop around in the tube like it's loose.

It's a keeper.

Poly mounts? No thanks. Don't care for 'em. Yes, I have used them.