Transmission mount fun

[JoeyxGx2]

Sooo I had a broken tranny mount, replaced and 6 days later.... It's broken again.... What causes them to keep breaking besides worn motor mounts..? Need some ideas asap please and thank you

[DemonWithin99]

quit stomping on the gas after every stop...

I'd say motor mounts or Torque arm bushings.

[JoeyxGx2]

I drive highway all day, no stop and go and no mashing of the gas, I just drive it unless it was just a bad part

[Formula413]

Damn, I hammer on mine and still got 9,500 miles out of the last one. I hope my new one holds up better than yours did.

[Batman]

did you get a poly mt?

[irockidz28]

^ what he said..blue magis can get you a nice poly one for like $30 he said he has yet to hear of one breaking

[Formula413]

You won't hear about poly mounts breaking, because the tailshaft housing on the transmission will break instead.

[JoeyxGx2]

I'm gettin a free one from advanced cause it was only 6 days old but that's not the point it shouldn't of broke again...Do u know blue magic hours ?

[Greenbird94ta]

same thing happened at the one i bought from advance joey, i think it was an anchor part is the name, i broke it the night we came back from the cape. i have a poly one on there now i just cant fuck around with it.

[*LS1* Queen]

did u do it fuckin around at bass pro when u left haha

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Don't do a poly unless you do poly mounts. You will always break a rubber mount if you beat on it with soft motormounts your asking for it. Get a relocation cross member and the problem is solved with a stock rubber mount.

[Formula413]

Don't do a poly unless you do poly mounts. You will always break a rubber mount if you beat on it with soft motormounts your asking for it. Get a relocation cross member and the problem is solved with a stock rubber mount.

Like he said, the engine and transmission mounts need to be the same, if you put a poly trans mount in with stock rubber engine mounts the trans will not be able to flex with the engine and you will break the tailshaft housing.

I don't think I'm brave enough to try that torque arm relocation crossmember yet... :shiftyeyes:

[84ta406]

I have said crossmember for my TH400 swap, so fuckin mint.

[Formula413]

You must get more noise and vibration inside the car though, right?

[84ta406]

Idk, open LT's

I will say the car drive like a dream.

[JoeyxGx2]

Nope was broken when I did that lol

[JoeyxGx2]

How much are poly engine mounts ?

[Formula413]

Around $30 each. They're actually much cheaper than stock rubber mounts, getting them in is the hard part.

[JoeyxGx2]

I'll just go to blue magic, I bet Paul can get em for me

[irockidz28]

I'll just go to blue magic, I bet Paul can get em for me

yea he can get em and easily to he was showing them all to me when i went to ask about them for my buddies...you know where he is now right? he has moved twice since being in bellingham

[Formula413]

Just to clarify, when I said getting them in is the hard part I meant installing them, not ordering them.

[JoeyxGx2]

Where is he at now ?

[84ta406]

Gotta drop the A arms to do the engine mounts right?

[Formula413]

I don't think the A arms have to come off but I know it's tight in there and you have to wiggle the engine around with a jack to get at them.

[irockidz28]

Where is he at now ?

he is in mendon on rt 16 in the "industrial park" before dean bank....which is right before imperial he is straight back once you pull in the parkinglot he has a sign out front too

[JoeyxGx2]

Yea I think I've seen it there.... Engine mounts sound fun

[irockidz28]

i would do everything together im sure you could do them with out tooo much of a hassle if you get it up high on jackstands then have a jack for the engine...or a lift if your that privlaged

[Batman]

or a lift if your that privlaged

I love being privelaged.....

[KLAB]

It's because you haven't bought my Berger panel yet. The car is mad at you for depriving it of sexiness so it keeps breaking itself.

[JoeyxGx2]

Haha I wanna buy it Kevin ! Just short on money this week, so how about next weekend ?? And I can get a lift if I need one if not I have indutrial sized jack stands and a jeepers creeper, and a new crafstman jack, should be all set... Now I just need to get that exhaust from pizza too.. But he didnt text me back... Lazy ass

[c4boom]

come on the 20 bucks of auto zone bends and clamps just dont cut it for you joey

[KLAB]

Haha I wanna buy it Kevin ! Just short on money this week, so how about next weekend ?? And I can get a lift if I need one if not I have indutrial sized jack stands and a jeepers creeper, and a new crafstman jack, should be all set... Now I just need to get that exhaust from pizza too.. But he didnt text me back... Lazy ass

I think mormjatt is gonna grab it first for $50! He lives down the st from me and has been bugging me for it lol. But I'll let you know if he passes on it.

[JoeyxGx2]

I'll buy it tomorrow then

[JoeyxGx2]

I had ribs :)

[KLAB]

I had ribs :)

http://msp153.photobucket.com/albums/s238/bradly2795/lol_wut.jpg

[JoeyxGx2]

Haha I had ribs lol idk and yea I'll buy it today, i works overtime so i had money for it and I want it like micheal wants to be white so sell it to me today or this weekend

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Then you can come grab the flowblaster!! I should be around working on the car.

[JoeyxGx2]

Kevin just needs to answer me so I know if he wants to sell me it.... Will the exhaust fit in my car ??

[irockidz28]

put it ON the car duh!!! lol

[JoeyxGx2]

Derrrrrr but I'll wanna do that at my house

[JoeyxGx2]

Fuckin really ? Tranny mount broken again.... I cannot find why either ... Thank god for warranties on parts .. And I'm not just play part darts...

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

MOTOR MOUNTS! get a relocation cross member Or poly motor mounts and a new torque arm bushing/mount. or you'll keep breaking them

[JoeyxGx2]

How much is. New torque arm bushings and the relocation bracket ?

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Relocation is like $250 I think. Well worth it. Usually they come with the poly mount. Theb you'll be all set. Slight more road noise but its A LOT better theba tunnel mounted torque arm.

[JoeyxGx2]

I don't have the dough for that..

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Then get a poly tranny mount and baby it.

[JoeyxGx2]

I'm just gunna get poly engine and tranny mounts should solve the problem

[SLP IROC-Z]

good idea, then hammer away. my 305 5 speed ripped stock mounts like it was its job. no doubt an lt1 or ls1 will tear stock tranny mounts too.

[Greenbird94ta]

same thing happened with my car man, i'm babying it for the moment with a poly mount on the tranny.

[SLP IROC-Z]

why are you babying it?

[Formula413]

Rubber engine mounts + poly trans mount = snap!!!

[ls6monte]

My car has rubber engine mounts and a poly trans mount and I have had no problems at all. Is my car that much different from an F-Body? Or is it because of the torque arm on the trans that causes all the problems?

[84ta406]

Poly trans mount and rubber engine mounts here as well. TQ arm isnt on the trans anymore though.

[Formula413]

I don't think it's related to the torque arm. The problem is that when the engine flexes under load and the trans can't flex with it there is a lot of stress on the tailshaft housing, which is what breaks.