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Jun 18, 2012 | 02:12 PM

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Transmission Mount Twist

Title says it. After replacing my transmission mount with a factory style replacement and torquing it down I noticed some twist in the rubber mount, as it the bottom section is trying to twist clockwise. See pics below:

The mount was bolted to the tail shaft and torqued to spec at 18 ft lbs and the other end of the mount was bolted to the x member and torqued to spec at 77 ft lbs.

Is this normal?

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Jun 19, 2012 | 04:38 PM

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what condition are your motor mounts in? maybe theyre worn enough to allow the engine and trans to be twisted enough to cause that

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Jun 21, 2012 | 08:47 AM

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They are new, so is the transmission mount.

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Jun 21, 2012 | 09:06 AM

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If the motor mounts are poly you could have put one in upside down. I had the same exact issue and had to flip it over.

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Jun 21, 2012 | 09:43 PM

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Its not a poly mount, its rubber.

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Jun 23, 2012 | 05:17 PM

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It does that a little even with poly trans mounts. You could use a small pry-bar to hold it in place when you tighten it down.

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Jun 24, 2012 | 09:48 PM

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Will the twist actually hurt anything though? Or is it ok to leave it the way it is?

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Jun 25, 2012 | 11:13 AM

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It might cause the tranny mount to rip prematurely due to the stress of it not being centered and forced into place.

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