1LE Trans Mount People quick question
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1LE Trans Mount People quick question After installing the Trans Mount My Trans Sounds like it hits the bottom of the car on big bumps, and on small bumps I always Hit my headers (I have FLP Headers though)
Is this just cause the New trans Mount sits a bit higher or should this not be happening
Is this just cause the New trans Mount sits a bit higher or should this not be happening
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Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question ya know what, you may be onto something there.. Cause fisrt off this mount looks nothign like my old stock one.. Not even Close. Time to Call SLP!!
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Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question It DOesnt look anything like it. Someone said the LT1 mounts were taller than the LS1 mounts. So if they only made it till 97, then wouldnt the mount be made to the LT1 specs and be taller? Anyone follow me here?
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Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question The '00's(?), '01's, and '02's all came with the 1LE trans mounts.
I broke the one on my '01 Firehawk, within 3000 miles. I replaced it wiht a poly one from Energy Suspnsion, no problems, yet.
THe 1lE mount should look like it has metal tabs on the outside to interlock the t metal plates. these limit the amount of engine/trans movement. The rubber is between them.
After 3000 miles, the rubber was completely sheared, and the metal tabs were wearing into eachother.
I also had my torgue arm "cut" entirely through my stock torque arm bushing. Relpcaed wiht ploy, and the mounting bracket bolts were broken within 1 month.
Roger <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
I broke the one on my '01 Firehawk, within 3000 miles. I replaced it wiht a poly one from Energy Suspnsion, no problems, yet.
THe 1lE mount should look like it has metal tabs on the outside to interlock the t metal plates. these limit the amount of engine/trans movement. The rubber is between them.
After 3000 miles, the rubber was completely sheared, and the metal tabs were wearing into eachother.
I also had my torgue arm "cut" entirely through my stock torque arm bushing. Relpcaed wiht ploy, and the mounting bracket bolts were broken within 1 month.
Roger <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question As stated above, the 00 and newer come with 1LE mounts. However, I believe there is a differnce in the size of the nuts or something on some cars. Can someone clarify? This is a confusing topic sometime.
LT1 mounts are taller. How about getting that part number off of there already?
The 1LE mount you put on should look EXACTLY like your old one. Just a little harder compound.
So get it off and get the correct one on there. This happened a while back to another forum member. He got the LT1 mount and it sounds like you did too. Just call SLP and get one. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
ERic
<small>[ July 18, 2002, 07:38 PM: Message edited by: wizkid ]</small>
LT1 mounts are taller. How about getting that part number off of there already?
The 1LE mount you put on should look EXACTLY like your old one. Just a little harder compound.
So get it off and get the correct one on there. This happened a while back to another forum member. He got the LT1 mount and it sounds like you did too. Just call SLP and get one. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
ERic
<small>[ July 18, 2002, 07:38 PM: Message edited by: wizkid ]</small>
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Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question Its not a LT1 mount, It looks completly differnt than my stock one. Does it go on a certain way? Maybe ive got it on facing the wrong way or something. IM not sure cause i havent looked yet. Could this be though?
Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question The 1LE mount from SLP looks nothing like the stock one and it uses a smaller nut which doesn't come with it. Did you have to buy a new nut for yours? I have this on my 00' with no problems. I don't think the stud would line up with the crossmember hole if it were in backwards somehow. Do a search on this and it should give you all the info you need, I know this has been dicussed here before.
Dan
Dan
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Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question ok, ium pretty sure ive got the 1LE mount. I had to buy a new nut and it looks differnt. The thing is, When i was installing it, I could fit it on both ways,SO i wasnt sure if there was a correct way. I highly doubt this is causing the problem but one thing i have figured out is that I do Have the Correct mount! SO now what?
Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question Tim,
When I installed my 1LE mount (SLP p/n 60005) I also noticed that it fit in both ways. However, in one direction the metal top wedged up against the transmission housing, preventing the mount from sitting completely flush against the trans. I did try the mount both ways just to be sure (my stock '00 mount had the tabs and looked quite a bit different), but when installed "backwards" the crossmember didn't fit up right. Seems like if you were able to assemble it without issue that it would be in there correctly.
Are you using more than one washer under the new nut? I first assembled mine with only a single washer, but found it severely bent up after the first test drive. I ended up having to use two thick (and they have to be oversize - use the stock nut as a template) washers with the new nut to keep them intact. Could this be your problem? If the stud's mounting to the crossmember was loose or the washers were "deformed" it could allow excessive trans movement.
<small>[ July 19, 2002, 01:47 PM: Message edited by: Fulton 1 ]</small>
When I installed my 1LE mount (SLP p/n 60005) I also noticed that it fit in both ways. However, in one direction the metal top wedged up against the transmission housing, preventing the mount from sitting completely flush against the trans. I did try the mount both ways just to be sure (my stock '00 mount had the tabs and looked quite a bit different), but when installed "backwards" the crossmember didn't fit up right. Seems like if you were able to assemble it without issue that it would be in there correctly.
Are you using more than one washer under the new nut? I first assembled mine with only a single washer, but found it severely bent up after the first test drive. I ended up having to use two thick (and they have to be oversize - use the stock nut as a template) washers with the new nut to keep them intact. Could this be your problem? If the stud's mounting to the crossmember was loose or the washers were "deformed" it could allow excessive trans movement.
<small>[ July 19, 2002, 01:47 PM: Message edited by: Fulton 1 ]</small>
Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">nope 2 THICK grade 8 washers there! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Hmmm... I had no problem like you describe after I installed mine and it sounds like you took all the proper steps. Assuming the mount isn't defective I can only imagine that its attributable to someting else (which seems suspicious considering it appears to have started when you installed it). Maybe you can try to re-install the stock mount and see if it clears up <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Hmmm... I had no problem like you describe after I installed mine and it sounds like you took all the proper steps. Assuming the mount isn't defective I can only imagine that its attributable to someting else (which seems suspicious considering it appears to have started when you installed it). Maybe you can try to re-install the stock mount and see if it clears up <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question Yup im gonna take it off this week and measure the tw. Maybe take a pic of it and throw it on here. Something just isnt right! The mount loks fine too.. Then again I never saw another 1le in person, so who knows..
Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question FWIW, here's a pick of the 1LE mount SLP sells (this is the one I used). Supposedly the blue paint indicates it is the 1LE version. My stock mount looked quite a bit different than this, but I don't have any pics.
http://www.slponline.com/view_produc...&SHOWEMAIL=Off
http://www.slponline.com/view_produc...&SHOWEMAIL=Off
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Re: 1LE Trans Mount People quick question Thats the mount I have from SLP. You say youve got a 1le too but it looks different? Maybe its the 1le SLP sells thats weird..
Anyone have the SLP version on there cars?
Anyone have the SLP version on there cars?
