Motor Mounts

zarrinvz24 · Mar 24, 2014

Anyone ever change the factory motor mounts? I'm thinking that it would be easiest to just use a 4x4 and a floor jack up on the exhaust manifold. Anyone think that will cause problems? I don't have a particular problem with my motor mounts, but both my T/C and 5sp shifters shake quite a bit running down the road, I think the mounts are on the way out.

Truck is a 97 F350 CCLB, 5spd, 7.3.

zarrinvz24 · Mar 30, 2014

Anyone?

Magnum PD · Mar 30, 2014

They're not easy to see. How many miles on it?

MossBack · Mar 30, 2014

i would start with the trans mounts but it wouldn't be very hard. I would do one side at a time and have them loose.

dentexpowerstroke · Mar 30, 2014

I just had to swap them on a motor I was dropping in my truck. Good luck if it's a northern truck, it was a pita even with the motor on a stand.

zarrinvz24 · Mar 30, 2014

Its got 185K on it. I'm pretty sure they are the original mounts. The truck was originally purchased in Missouri, but has a Texas registration sticker, and I actually bought it from a guy in San Diego. Hardly any rust on it at all. What do you guys think of the 4x4 to exhaust manifold idea?

MossBack · Mar 30, 2014

zarrinvz24 said:
Its got 185K on it. I'm pretty sure they are the original mounts. The truck was originally purchased in Missouri, but has a Texas registration sticker, and I actually bought it from a guy in San Diego. Hardly any rust on it at all. What do you guys think of the 4x4 to exhaust manifold idea?

that will work. I would only do one side at a time you will need about 1"-1.5" to clear the threads.

Pwnm30rdi3 · Apr 3, 2014

I thought the motor mounts on these trucks were pretty tough. I didn't replace mine when I had the motor out. Probably should have though.

gnxtc2 · Apr 4, 2014

The driver side motor mount on mine pulled apart. The OEM mounts are obsolete from Ford but Vintage Parts bought the old stock from Ford. You have to know the part number in order from Vintage. I have the part numbers home.

Billy T.
[email protected]

rusty1161 · Apr 10, 2014

gnxtc2 said:
The driver side motor mount on mine pulled apart. The OEM mounts are obsolete from Ford but Vintage Parts bought the old stock from Ford. You have to know the part number in order from Vintage. I have the part numbers home.

Billy T.
[email protected]

Billy,

Any luck with that part#?

Thanks.

Rusty

markfuga · Apr 10, 2014

Call your local Dealer's parts dept and they can look up the part numbers and order the mounts from Vintage Parts for you to pick up at the dealership. I called and got the part number from my local dealer and their price to order the mounts. I took the part numbers the dealership gave me and ordered direct from Vintage Parts myself. Saved me $3.00. The dealerships get a discounted price from Vintage that average consumer's don't. Had I known that I'd of bought local instead.