float a motor question

[ford31]

my pickup had float a motor mounts,removed the rears installed originals,had clutch chatter now it is fine no chatter,1 is still on u joint area with the rubber pad,what does it do? it does have original on front

[Doug in NJ]

How much more noticeable is the engine vibration without the float-a-motors?

Thanks,
Doug

[ford1]

floata motor mounts require a lot of experimentation and tinkering to get them to work right, get them to tight and you will get viberation like the original mounts, to loose and you will get chatter, but they do work if you can get them set up right

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

I "THINK," the rear rubber is just there to prevent the cast iron hook on the rear of trans from possibly going "BOINK" on the crossmember. BillW.

[ford31]

than its fine leaving it there, and mine is better without float a motor but I did very little tinkering

[ford1]

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you may have the side mounts to tight, just pull the nut down till it just touches, then tighten one turn

[Jim Parker Toronto]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

I "THINK," the rear rubber is just there to prevent the cast iron hook on the rear of trans from possibly going "BOINK" on the crossmember. BillW.

Only the early cars had that hook you are talking about. The picture looks like a 30/31 pickup and shouldn't have that hook...

[ford31]

truck is a late 31 as story goes,truck was smooth,no gear noise drove very nice, low miles truck but had float a motors rear sides,and the 1 at ujoint, original front,sent to bodyshop had painted and what few dents had removed,my friend the body man we had a deal he could work on mine when his time allowed so it was there close to a year but looks great when we went to pick it up clutch was very grabby,drove around some did not get better,getting ready to pull clutch out and replace,I wanted to go with original motor mounts anyway, a ford barner sent me a set of rear mounts and ordered rubber parts for them,installed, wow smooth as a new ford and has same clutch

[Evan Lewis]

Ford 1,
About 18 months ago, I had the engine from my 31 Tudor out for some work and when we put it back in, I used new rubber pads and new bolts on the original style engine mounts. As I recall, I really tightened them down as tight as I could get them! Since then I seem to have more vibration than before the engine came out; for instance vibration in rear-view mirror that wasn't there before!
Reading your post on this thread from last night makes me wonder if I tightened the bolts on the rear engine mounts too tight, thus causing what seems like more vibration than before. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks!
Evan Lewis

[ford31]

theres others here better then I am but you did put the spacers in? I did not tighten mine only snugged them,did other side snugged then did the tight thing as tight as I could in the close quarters

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Jim Parker Toronto

Only the early cars had that hook you are talking about. The picture looks like a 30/31 pickup and shouldn't have that hook...

I've said before, I don't know everything, if so, I probably couldn't remember it all, except for one cute readhead with the cutest butt in High School, 58 years ago! Bad Bill W.

[Jim Parker Toronto]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

I've said before, I don't know everything, if so, I probably couldn't remember it all, except for one cute readhead with the cutest butt in High School, 58 years ago! Bad Bill W.

Still got her number Bill, and does she have a friend?

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Jim Parker Toronto

Still got her number Bill, and does she have a friend?

Jimbo,
At my 50th reunion, I couldn't find anyone with red hair & a cute butt-----except for one OLD MAN
DISGUSTING!! I'm NOT going back again!! Bill W.