Hey Guys, Im getting tired of breaking front motor mounts in my 98 sts with a lightly cammed northstar in it. So My ADHD Mind Got to thinking of a way to fix this mount problem. While Looking at the mount with it in my hand some of the light hydraulic fluid dripped out.
Then it hit me, shouldn't replacing the fluid with something denser that wont leak out fix the problem? But what could I put in the mount that wouldn't leak out but also seal the gaping crack in the rubber. Hmmmm tic, toc, tic, toc, tic, toc, DING DING DING. Fill the sucker up with silicone sealant and letting it cure for a week or two locking the little piston inside the mount in place. Creating a solid mount.
So thats what I did I drilled two holes in the side of the mount so I could drain the remaining fluid and pour a little degreaser in it. I then cleaned it real good rinsing through the holes i drilled until the water ran clean. I left it in the sun to dry for a couple of hours. Then I filled it with silicone rtv that comes in the tube that fits a caulking gun until it came up through the top crack on the mount. I wiped the excess and filled it a little more untill i couldnt get any more in with out it coming out the cracks. will it hold ? Who knows its in the back yard curing. I cant wait to put it on and give it a try. i took pics but I have to find the camera cable resize them the post them
What ya think guys?
Then it hit me, shouldn't replacing the fluid with something denser that wont leak out fix the problem? But what could I put in the mount that wouldn't leak out but also seal the gaping crack in the rubber. Hmmmm tic, toc, tic, toc, tic, toc, DING DING DING. Fill the sucker up with silicone sealant and letting it cure for a week or two locking the little piston inside the mount in place. Creating a solid mount.
So thats what I did I drilled two holes in the side of the mount so I could drain the remaining fluid and pour a little degreaser in it. I then cleaned it real good rinsing through the holes i drilled until the water ran clean. I left it in the sun to dry for a couple of hours. Then I filled it with silicone rtv that comes in the tube that fits a caulking gun until it came up through the top crack on the mount. I wiped the excess and filled it a little more untill i couldnt get any more in with out it coming out the cracks. will it hold ? Who knows its in the back yard curing. I cant wait to put it on and give it a try. i took pics but I have to find the camera cable resize them the post them
What ya think guys?