[hoot_tastic]

so i took the jeep in, noticing some vibration at idle.
the mechanic calls, says that both motor mounts are broken
says it's not a big deal, it will just vibrate a little...
sounds like a big deal to me, but then again, i know very little.
he says it won't hurt anything if left unfixed
is this true?

[O Holy P]

Yea...it'll just be annoying and eventually start to get worse. It won't hurt anything leaving it like it is. Just depends on how much it bugs you. I had the mounts go out on my '94 at around 200,000 miles and had them replaced...it wasn't cheap either, but I can't remember the exact price. ---HTH


pg

[Meerkat]

Some of the hazards associated with broken motor mounts:

hard acceleration will result in a new profile for your hood
hard acceleration can result in twisted transmission linkages

Motor mounts are not overly expensive and are deceptively easy to change. This would be a great opportunity for you to achieve a closer oneness with your Jeep.

HTH

[greasefingers]

The other problem I see with waiting longer to correct is, that the transmission & transfer case is also mounted to the frame with rubber bushings. These will now see an excessive amount of wear if the motor mounts are in poor shape.

[AVI-Miami]

Originally Posted by wvd

Some of the hazards associated with broken motor mounts:

hard acceleration will result in a new profile for your hood
hard acceleration can result in twisted transmission linkages

Motor mounts are not overly expensive and are deceptively easy to change. This would be a great opportunity for you to achieve a closer oneness with your Jeep.

HTH

My motor mounts were shot, I mean the rubber was GONE! OK, so I went to a local mechanic to have them replaced and he told me that the left one cost $40 and the right cost $140-parts only. I figured something was wrong and I went to a parts store where I bought the left for $14 and the right for $14. I replaced them myself, and the only trouble was on the right side, I had to remove the altenator to access the nut on the mount rod.
I HAD to replace them because every time I stepped on the gas, the fan blades hit the plastic crowl and the engine lurched up and forward. I was afraid the fan would hit the raditor core. I took about 2 hours to complete the job at a leasure pace.