Driveline supports and trans mounts

["B & T Roddick" <1roscoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And fix that leaking rear tranny seal too, eh :o)

Bill & Tami Roddick
1964 Imperial Crown 4 DR HT
1972 'Cuda 340 (Tami's Toy)
1988 Cherokee Laredo
1995 Concorde


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike sutton" <mikanlin62@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 7:52 PM
Subject: IML: Driveline supports and trans mounts


> Whenever you are checking out the driveline support, take a moment and see
> just how soft and pliable the rear trans mount has become.  They get
soaked
> with transmission fluid over the years and that turns the rubber into ,
> well..basically the polite term would be mucus.
>
> The upshot of that is that the rear of the trans is now able to move
around
> a bit under torque and can cause that driveline to whip around a bit, the
> symptom will sound and feel very much like a carrier bearing going bad.
If
> you are going to be doing a carrier soon, it may be just the time to
replace
> the trans mount as well.  Then  the next time either of those should need
> any further attention should be around the year 2050 !
>
> Mike Sutton
> 62 Crown Coupe
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