Quote Originally Posted by mdhatter3 View Post
Very nice idea. I’ve rounded the ends of bolts to make them easier to start. It definitely works. Thanks.
yep been there as well.
In this case I actually had to use 2 drifts to get the mount to align up enough to start the bolts, but 1 of the drifts was just a piece of round stock with a slight champer that I drove up from the bottom as it pushed the tapered drift upwards then put the drift in the other hole once both holes were aligned the mount stayed in place.
After 1,157,980 miles the old mounts were bad enough to have allowed the torque of the engine to shift in the frame about 1/8" and had settled 1/4"
The mounts hadn't failed and would probably last another 10 years if on a stationary engine mounting like a generator or a water pump, but they were to a point of beginning to allow the transmittal of annoying vibrations through the truck