Engine Mounts Bad?

DRN2001 · Post by **DRN2001** » 15 Jun 2019, 00:30

I read somewhere if the wires on the engine mounts are slack, the mounts are bad. Can anyone concur with this?
I've got some shaking going on under acceleration - new axles, and all new torque mounts, so I suspect the engine mounts, and the wires are slack on both the front and rear...

Post by **abscate** » 15 Jun 2019, 03:40

I don’t think this is a valid test. I think the wires are safety wires to keep the engine in place but are fairly slack on new install.

DRN2001 · Post by **DRN2001** » 15 Jun 2019, 20:48

Righto, thanks. Any idea how one determines if they're bad? My "shudder" has reduced replacing the torque mounts (they were obviously bad) but it's still there. I wonder also if the motor mounts took a beating by the torque mounts being bad? Another thing: I replaced the upper torque mount, but the two bushings on each side of the cross brace have a fair bit of movement...