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1941 180 Motor mount
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CartRich
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My 1941 180 is lined up to go to a restoration shop (hopefully soon) to repair collision damage incurred by someone running a light and hitting the front. While it is at the shop, I was thinking of having them replace the front motor mount among other small jobs. I want to buy the mount ahead of time and I see Max Merrit has a front mount for the Super Eight listed as part number 341498, Group number 5.1603. It says it comes in a pair. I would have thought (probably incorrectly) that this would be a one piece rubber pad. If I order this, am I ordering the correct part? This all goes back to trying to get the fan belt off a while ago and the consensus seemed to be that it was likely that the front motor mount was worn and needed replacing.

Posted on: 2023/2/27 10:09
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Re: 1941 180 Motor mount
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Most engines from mid 30s thru 50 models with the single front mount use a pair of rubber pieces.

There is a large plate bolted to the block that has a protruding boss on its front. One half of the rubber mount pair goes on over the boss, the yoke that bolts to the crossmember goes over that so the rubber fills the space between the boss and a larger hole in the yoke and space between the yoke and plate. Another smaller plate holding the second piece of rubber is installed and goes over the yoke so that piece of rubber also fills space inside the yoke hole and between small plate and yoke. Once the small plate is bolted onto the block mounted plate the rubber compresses and yoke is fully captured between the two pieces of rubber. Engine is suspended or "floating" in the rubber cushion pieces.

Over time the engine weight always pressing down on the yoke tends to flatten the bottom of the rubber pieces letting the front of the engine drop slightly. That drop, because of flattened rubber, is the usual reason belts are hard to get off or on. The thick belt is caught because of the reduced clearance between damper groove and crossmember. It is also the reason you often find one of the lower water pump bolts half covered behind the yoke to the point you are unable to get clearance to slide a socket over the bolt head.

Posted on: 2023/2/27 10:56
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Re: 1941 180 Motor mount
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BigKev
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Steele Rubber makes those mounts. That may be where MM gets theirs from.

Posted on: 2023/2/27 12:40
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Re: 1941 180 Motor mount
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Before you pay top dollar to the large suppliers, please allow us to save you some money on these. We have them in stock and ready to ship.

email us at: packardssouthwest@gmail.com

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