C Sickness
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I foolishly allowed someone else to replace my motor and transmission mounts. When under the car today, I see the transmission mount has spit half way out of it's bracket.
The bonded rubber with the oval shaped steel shell has a flange on one end to keep it from falling "into" the stamped metal carrier. The other end is plain, it goes through both webs of the carrier. Since the plain end is not retained, the carrier has slid over enough that the plain end has fallen out.
From long ago memory, aren't you supposed to "stake" or "upset" the small end once installed, so it can't back out?
Also, should the flange end go towards one side of the car or the other, due to engine torque?
The bonded rubber with the oval shaped steel shell has a flange on one end to keep it from falling "into" the stamped metal carrier. The other end is plain, it goes through both webs of the carrier. Since the plain end is not retained, the carrier has slid over enough that the plain end has fallen out.
From long ago memory, aren't you supposed to "stake" or "upset" the small end once installed, so it can't back out?
Also, should the flange end go towards one side of the car or the other, due to engine torque?