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Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

I FINALLY got a set of mounts that both are the same mounts.

I had 3 different sets at 2 different stores and all 3 didnt match eachother.

My question now is some had a post on the side that the bolt is on and others didnt. The set that I got now have the post but are they the right ones?

86 5.0

hope that made sense
1986 Cougar LS

Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #1 –
Im leaving in 2 hours to put these in! I really want to know if they are right.
1986 Cougar LS

Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #2 –
Well didnt get them done or even started today, long story. So I will not have a car for a week at school.
1986 Cougar LS

Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #3 –
your new mounts will be round, qty 2.
You reuse your lower metal bracket on your existing mount and bolt it up via the three 10mm screws (this has always made me scratch my head).

The upper bracket will be resused as well.

If they offer a mount other than round,, its probably a truck mount.

Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #4 –
They are round bout next to the bolt in the mount there is a post.
1986 Cougar LS
 

Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #5 –
The "post" is to keep the mount from twisting as you tighten the top nut on the stud.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #6 –
Thanks Chuck. Thats what i needed to know.

How hard is it to swap them without a picker? Where is the best place to lift it with a jack? In a bind here with time, money, help, blah blah, tools.

Need any kind of advice anyone has
1986 Cougar LS

Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #7 –
2x6 and a bottle jack will work.  I put mine on the back part of the oil pan.  Regular jack is a little too hard work with down there, but if you can get it to work....
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Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #8 –
put it on ramps and then use a regular jack. Its the only way to go. A bottle jack could be easier, because it would lift straight up rather then swing like a regular jack. the isolators are alot easier to change out then the actual mount, but I would just guess you have to pull the whole thing out to mount it right. You will have to pull the exhaust manifolds to get to it, unless your a bad ass and have alot of u-joint things for sockets.
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1986 cougar.
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Reply #9 –
Quote from: Haystack;234512
put it on ramps and then use a regular jack. Its the only way to go. A bottle jack could be easier, because it would lift straight up rather then swing like a regular jack. the isolators are alot easier to change out then the actual mount, but I would just guess you have to pull the whole thing out to mount it right. You will have to pull the exhaust manifolds to get to it, unless your a bad ass and have alot of u-joint things for sockets.


Wish I had 1 swivel thing.
1986 Cougar LS

Motor Mounts? NEED HELP

Reply #10 –
i just replaced the mounts on my 86 and everywhere i went the mounts didnt have the "post" on it:mad:
and that they all seem to be made in china:toilet:
its impossible to obtain the right torque without thoses posts it seems.
god i wish ford didnt discontinue them.
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