Float a Motor Front Motor Mount

[Bob Grieb]

I have a front float a motor mount that I purchased some time ago and I no longer have the installation instructions.
My question is how do I locate the motor mount to drill the holes in the cross member?

Thanks for any help you can give me.
Bob

[fredski]

Bolt on your mount with rubber donut and bolt , rest motor on
Crossmember remove bolts and drill where bolts were removed , through
Crossmember, 5/8 drill. Would recommend to enlarge further to not ,let bolt
Rest against crossmember.
See bill Williamson advice on fam on search, on enlarging drill size to
1 inch.

Fred

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by fredski

Bolt on your mount with rubber donut and bolt , rest motor on
Crossmember remove bolts and drill where bolts were removed , through
Crossmember, 5/8 drill. Would recommend to enlarge further to not ,let bolt
Rest against crossmember.
See bill Williamson advice on fam on search, on enlarging drill size to
1 inch.

Fred

THANK YOU FRED!
I thought I'd have to tipe the WHOLE thing again---Right now, it's BEDTIME--The Dog's got the bed warmed up for me
Bill W.

[Bob Grieb]

Bill and Fred

Thanks for your responses. I am still not sure I understand what you are saying.

Do I bolt the mount to the engine first then lower it to the cross member to establish the hole location.

I would appreciate any clarification you can provide.

Thanks again for your help

Bob

[oldbike99]

Yes, bolt the mount to the engine, being careful to not lift the engine any further than necessary to avoid damaging the bellhousing. Then set it down in order to establish the hole positions. Enlarging the hole size might be necessary, depending on your accuracy in drilling.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

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Originally Posted by Bob Grieb

Bill and Fred

Thanks for your responses. I am still not sure I understand what you are saying.

Do I bolt the mount to the engine first then lower it to the cross member to establish the hole location.

I would appreciate any clarification you can provide.

Thanks again for your help

Bob

Bob, Bill here,
Set the upper donuts in place & lower the mount down on them. Make sure your crank bearing is aligned to the crank nut & mark the hole location. I then drilled the two 3/8" holes. Here's the SECRET--Jack the engine a bit & take out the donuts, THEN, from the bottom, I used a Harbor Freight Uni-Bit & enlarged the holes to 1", so the donuts would "squish" into the holes & the long bolts wouldn't touch the crossmember & ROAR worse than original mounts! The manufacturer needs to revise their installation instructions.
I had to install 2 large flat washers on top of the upper donuts, to align the crank bearing to the crank nut.
With Float-A-Motors, front & rear & a flexible tail pipe hanger, Minerva was SO DAMN SMOOTH, you wouldn't believe it!! @ 65MPH, she just went HMMMMMM
IF I wuzn't SO TIRED, I'd put them in Vermin.
Bill W.

[Bob Grieb]

Thanks for all the help. I will let you know how I make out. At the moment I am replacing the transmission so I removed the engine.

Bob

[CarlG]

Originally Posted by Bob Grieb

I have a front float a motor mount that I purchased some time ago and I no longer have the installation instructions.
My question is how do I locate the motor mount to drill the holes in the cross member?

Thanks for any help you can give me.
Bob

Snyder's on-line catalog shows this:

http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/Co...ounts-4913.pdf

If it were mine, I would install the engine back in with the original mount, then follow the instructions that Snyder's furnishes.

[Bob Grieb]

Hi Carl

Thanks for your input and the instructions.

Bob