Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be sure
to change all 3.

The Merg wrote:

> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
> wheel.
> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>
> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
>>I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>
>>I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>is on a CJ7, but still....
>>
>>Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>>
>>The Merg wrote:
>>
>>>So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>(the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>
>>>My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>
>
>

Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

Roy,
Do you have a direct link to the motor mounts you bought? I can't find
them - all I can find are the polyurethane.

RoyJ wrote:
> I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
> price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be sure
> to change all 3.
>
> The Merg wrote:
>
>> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
>> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
>> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
>> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
>> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
>> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
>> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
>> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
>> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
>> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
>> wheel.
>> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>>
>> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
>> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>>
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>
>>> I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>>
>>> I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>> aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>> literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>> into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>> is on a CJ7, but still....
>>>
>>> Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>>
>>>
>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>
>>>> So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>> (the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>> was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>> it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>> I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>> worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>> like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>> reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>> so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>> climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>> voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>>
>>>> My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>> and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>>
>>
>>

--
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Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

Roy,
Do you have a direct link to the motor mounts you bought? I can't find
them - all I can find are the polyurethane.

RoyJ wrote:
> I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
> price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be sure
> to change all 3.
>
> The Merg wrote:
>
>> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
>> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
>> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
>> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
>> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
>> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
>> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
>> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
>> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
>> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
>> wheel.
>> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>>
>> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
>> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>>
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>
>>> I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>>
>>> I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>> aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>> literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>> into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>> is on a CJ7, but still....
>>>
>>> Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>>
>>>
>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>
>>>> So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>> (the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>> was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>> it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>> I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>> worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>> like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>> reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>> so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>> climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>> voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>>
>>>> My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>> and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>>
>>
>>

--
ÐÏࡱá

Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

Roy,
Do you have a direct link to the motor mounts you bought? I can't find
them - all I can find are the polyurethane.

RoyJ wrote:
> I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
> price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be sure
> to change all 3.
>
> The Merg wrote:
>
>> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
>> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
>> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
>> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
>> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
>> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
>> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
>> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
>> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
>> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
>> wheel.
>> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>>
>> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
>> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>>
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>
>>> I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>>
>>> I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>> aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>> literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>> into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>> is on a CJ7, but still....
>>>
>>> Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>>
>>>
>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>
>>>> So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>> (the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>> was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>> it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>> I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>> worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>> like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>> reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>> so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>> climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>> voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>>
>>>> My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>> and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>>
>>
>>

--
ÐÏࡱá

Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

Roy,
Do you have a direct link to the motor mounts you bought? I can't find
them - all I can find are the polyurethane.

RoyJ wrote:
> I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
> price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be sure
> to change all 3.
>
> The Merg wrote:
>
>> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
>> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
>> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
>> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
>> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
>> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
>> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
>> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
>> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
>> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
>> wheel.
>> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>>
>> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
>> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>>
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>
>>> I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>>
>>> I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>> aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>> literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>> into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>> is on a CJ7, but still....
>>>
>>> Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>>
>>>
>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>
>>>> So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>> (the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>> was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>> it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>> I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>> worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>> like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>> reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>> so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>> climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>> voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>>
>>>> My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>> and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>>
>>
>>

--
ÐÏࡱá

Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

I just reread your post to say XJ, I was thinking YJ. Here is what I got:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_03.htm
Other kits, just play with the last digit in the following URL's (1 to 8)

http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_02.htm
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_01.htm

But I **think** the side mounts might be the same, not sure on the tranny.
This page indicates they are the same:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/76057_856.htm



The Merg wrote:

> Roy,
> Do you have a direct link to the motor mounts you bought? I can't find
> them - all I can find are the polyurethane.
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>> I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
>> price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be
>> sure to change all 3.
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>
>>> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
>>> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
>>> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
>>> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
>>> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
>>> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
>>> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
>>> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
>>> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
>>> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
>>> wheel.
>>> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>>>
>>> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
>>> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>>
>>>> I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>>>
>>>> I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>>> aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>>> literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>>> into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>>> is on a CJ7, but still....
>>>>
>>>> Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>>> (the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>>> was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>>> it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>>> I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>>> worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>>> like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>>> reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>>> so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>>> climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>>> voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>>> and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

I just reread your post to say XJ, I was thinking YJ. Here is what I got:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_03.htm
Other kits, just play with the last digit in the following URL's (1 to 8)

http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_02.htm
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_01.htm

But I **think** the side mounts might be the same, not sure on the tranny.
This page indicates they are the same:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/76057_856.htm



The Merg wrote:

> Roy,
> Do you have a direct link to the motor mounts you bought? I can't find
> them - all I can find are the polyurethane.
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>> I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
>> price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be
>> sure to change all 3.
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>
>>> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
>>> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
>>> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
>>> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
>>> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
>>> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
>>> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
>>> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
>>> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
>>> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
>>> wheel.
>>> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>>>
>>> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
>>> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>>
>>>> I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>>>
>>>> I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>>> aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>>> literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>>> into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>>> is on a CJ7, but still....
>>>>
>>>> Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>>> (the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>>> was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>>> it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>>> I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>>> worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>>> like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>>> reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>>> so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>>> climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>>> voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>>> and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

I just reread your post to say XJ, I was thinking YJ. Here is what I got:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_03.htm
Other kits, just play with the last digit in the following URL's (1 to 8)

http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_02.htm
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_01.htm

But I **think** the side mounts might be the same, not sure on the tranny.
This page indicates they are the same:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/76057_856.htm



The Merg wrote:

> Roy,
> Do you have a direct link to the motor mounts you bought? I can't find
> them - all I can find are the polyurethane.
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>> I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
>> price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be
>> sure to change all 3.
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>
>>> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
>>> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
>>> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
>>> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
>>> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
>>> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
>>> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
>>> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
>>> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
>>> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
>>> wheel.
>>> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>>>
>>> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
>>> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>>
>>>> I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>>>
>>>> I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>>> aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>>> literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>>> into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>>> is on a CJ7, but still....
>>>>
>>>> Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>>> (the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>>> was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>>> it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>>> I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>>> worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>>> like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>>> reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>>> so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>>> climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>>> voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>>> and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

I just reread your post to say XJ, I was thinking YJ. Here is what I got:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_03.htm
Other kits, just play with the last digit in the following URL's (1 to 8)

http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_02.htm
http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_01.htm

But I **think** the side mounts might be the same, not sure on the tranny.
This page indicates they are the same:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/76057_856.htm



The Merg wrote:

> Roy,
> Do you have a direct link to the motor mounts you bought? I can't find
> them - all I can find are the polyurethane.
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>> I got my last set of OEM style mounts from www.quadratec.com current
>> price is $45 for the set of 2 side mounts and the tranny mount. Be
>> sure to change all 3.
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>
>>> the steering column was $125, plus tax = $131.25
>>> Thank god, the tilt wheel on this one doesn't rattle one bit.
>>> The other one was just such a PITA - the bearings didn't realign right
>>> or something, which caused the spring behind the lock plate to not
>>> compress correctly, so when I tried to put the snap ring back in, I
>>> bent the lock plate, which caught on the turn signal switch and bent it
>>> up. I had to pull the lock plate back off and straighten it, and I
>>> fixed the turn signal switch, but since the bearings were still messed
>>> up, the steering wheel 'still' moved around, only this time from the
>>> tilt wheel up. This caused the horn to go off every time I turned the
>>> wheel.
>>> I think the $130 was an acceptable expense after all that.
>>>
>>> At the link Carl posted, I found stock mounts for $20 each that I can
>>> pick up across the street from work. Awesome.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>>
>>>> I recommend replacing both with 'stock' mounts, 'not' aftermarket ones.
>>>>
>>>> I have found that the original mounts last a long time whereas I tear
>>>> aftermarket mounts apart every second off road trip it seems. I
>>>> literally 'shattered' the last one. The metal plates were shattered
>>>> into pieces still held together by the rubber vulcanized to them. This
>>>> is on a CJ7, but still....
>>>>
>>>> Curious, how much did the used steering column set you back?
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So...I ended up buying a steering column for the XJ from a junkyard
>>>>> (the bearings in the old one probably just need to be replaced, but I
>>>>> was fed up with it). After driving about 5 hours to pick it up, I got
>>>>> it in and drove to the gas station to fill up the tank.
>>>>> I had noticed the engine had been running roughly, and it only got
>>>>> worse on the way home from the gas station. It turned into what felt
>>>>> like the engine was swinging free, and either I had forgotten to
>>>>> reattach the nuts to the crossmember and the tranny had broken loose,
>>>>> so to speak, or I had a broken motor mount. So when I got home, I
>>>>> climbed under, the nuts were there. I checked under the hood, and
>>>>> voila - passenger side motor mount is split in half. </rambling>
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is this: Should I replace both mounts at the same time?
>>>>> and also, should I upgrade to heavier duty mounts?
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Re: Broken Motor Mount
 

The motor mounts are the same, the tranny mount is different. I think I
'could' theoretically get a crossmember from a YJ and then use the YJ
tranny mount and also add skid protection - The stock XJ crossmember is
so freakin' tiny.
I think that'll have to wait, though. I'll just stick with the factory
stuff for now.
Thanks anyway, Roy.


RoyJ wrote:
> I just reread your post to say XJ, I was thinking YJ. Here is what I got:
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_03.htm
> Other kits, just play with the last digit in the following URL's (1 to 8)
>
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_02.htm
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/56003_01.htm
>
> But I **think** the side mounts might be the same, not sure on the tranny.
> This page indicates they are the same:
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/76057_856.htm