solid mounts that dont fit

[rprinzo]

ive thought on this all day if i was gonna post this or not but if it saves one person from goin thru the frustration and time lost from my experience with solid mm bs than its worth it.WHY cant a certain businesses solid motor mounts come in the right dimensions so they fit correctly and dont cause major leakage problems .WHY is this some big secret that said mm need to be further machined to fit properly? not all of us know everything and while i dont always mind learning from mistakes, this is just stupid and very easily avoidable by just making the damn things the correct size. or at least disclose on your website or the instructions that further machining required.but i think the easiest solution is to make them the right size to begin with.can someone enlighten me please?

[trivialpursuits]

Since I just bought a set of solid mounts I'd love to know what brand or manufacturer you're talking about...

[Blacknsilvr]

If you look at your old mounts, you’ll see the the long ends go to the inside of the plate. They’ll fall right in, and work right the first time.

[rprinzo]

Since I just bought a set of solid mounts I'd love to know what brand or manufacturer you're talking about...
most popular one out there

[rprinzo]

If you look at your old mounts, you’ll see the the long ends go to the inside of the plate. They’ll fall right in, and work right the first time.
nope, had to perform surgury on plates

[rprinzo]

Since I just bought a set of solid mounts I'd love to know what brand or manufacturer you're talking about...
alls i can say is dryfit everything and see if theres any rocking

[Blacknsilvr]

nope, had to perform surgury on plates


that’s odd. I’ve done two sets so far, zero issues.

[Blacknsilvr]

alls i can say is dryfit everything and see if theres any rocking


I know what you are talking about tho. If they rock, they are in backwards. Flip em, and they’ll set down nicely.

[DangerNewb]

I know what you are talking about tho. If they rock, they are in backwards. Flip em, and they’ll set down nicely.

Yep, been there and done that. They "look" like they will fit either way.

[rprinzo]

I know what you are talking about tho. If they rock, they are in backwards. Flip em, and they’ll set down nicely.
Heres whats happening, opened up the plate as you can see in pic, side to side rocking is pretty much gone but front to back is still unexceptable . Fogged some paint on mounts and fir top plate on and you can see where they hit

[Blacknsilvr]

What’s the deal with the washer stack up between the two mounts? Does the gap favor the side with more washers on it?

[bullet123]

look like two different mounts. the one on the bottom doesn't look right at all

[trivialpursuits]

So I've got no experience with this -- but from your pictures it looks like those should be reversed. There's clearly a taper on the left side of the mount and the right side of the housing has a taper. The right side of the mount appears to be longer which would fill the gap that I see to the left of the mount. No?

[bullet123]

No. both sides are identical. those are two different motor mounts. the one on the bottom has more taper and is missing the enlarged surface that makes it fit snug

[bullet123]

Heres whats happening, opened up the plate as you can see in pic, side to side rocking is pretty much gone but front to back is still unexceptable . Fogged some paint on mounts and fir top plate on and you can see where they hit

Post this on technical discussion. Doesn't look like your bolts are tight either

[DangerNewb]

The 2 ends are not identical. Did you cut some off the smaller end on one? The wider taper should be to the right in your pic.

I'll try one more time, flip them over. You may be pleasantly surprised.

[rprinzo]

What’s the deal with the washer stack up between the two mounts? Does the gap favor the side with more washers on it?
thats the rubber washer that was on the stock mounts,just on there for the heck of it at this point, and the mounts are loose in pics to try and free things up. mounts are the same. its rocking front to back

[rprinzo]

The 2 ends are not identical. Did you cut some off the smaller end on one? The wider taper should be to the right in your pic.

I'll try one more time, flip them over. You may be pleasantly surprised.
flipping them over is where the problem started, leaked like a hose with them reversed, i was hopping to be pleasantly surprised flipping them to the position theyre in now,no luck either way. the plate is hitting the barrel at each end, not the tapers, look at the paint,or lack there of, at edges of the mounts

[LakeFever]

Only way to know is take a vernier caliper and measure the stock mounts dia and compare. If they are the same the mounts are good, if not? Call the supplier and inform them and see what they suggest or how they will handle it. Often times it’s not the suppliers fault it’s the new staffer who’s not doing what he’s told. Ain’t nothing perfect

[rprinzo]

Only way to know is take a vernier caliper and measure the stock mounts dia and compare. If they are the same the mounts are good, if not? Call the supplier and inform them and see what they suggest or how they will handle it. Often times it’s not the suppliers fault it’s the new staffer who’s not doing what he’s told. Ain’t nothing perfect
Im cool with that,just frustrating

[XstreamVking]

I had the same experience with some bobs mounts. Called them and they just said turn them down smaller. Problem was, I don't have a lathe, and any machine shop would charge more to turn them down than they cost originally. I bought some of brewsters mounts, fit perfectly... I don't know if he still makes them, but his were nice.

[Whaaaaat]

I had the same experience with some bobs mounts. Called them and they just said turn them down smaller. Problem was, I don't have a lathe, and any machine shop would charge more to turn them down than they cost originally. I bought some of brewsters mounts, fit perfectly... I don't know if he still makes them, but his were nice.

Wow what customer service. If you had a lathe you wouldn't need to buy there mounts in the first place.

[XstreamVking]

I have bought a bunch of bobs stuff and had good luck. The mounts were the only glitchy parts.

[rprinzo]

I had the same experience with some bobs mounts. Called them and they just said turn them down smaller. Problem was, I don't have a lathe, and any machine shop would charge more to turn them down than they cost originally. I bought some of brewsters mounts, fit perfectly... I don't know if he still makes them, but his were nice.
exactly, no lathe here either, hogged out the plates and finally got it to seal after having to pull powerhead 3 times and wasting a week, and a set of 2 sets of gaskets. so id estimate the final cost of a set of motor mounts above $500. i guess since nothing is being done about it, its the plates fault.