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Old 05-04-2016, 11:58 PM
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good idea to change the tranny mount at the same time.
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I've got my mount set up and ready to go with a problem though: the engine is off kilter - it's leaning to the right.

I'm thinking about trying to start it to see if it'll pop into place (passenger side is not secured, driver's is).

Good or bad idea, since I don't have anything to get it in place right now?
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Did you loosen your tranny mounts first?
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I have the passenger side loose (of course), but not the driver's side.

Should I loosen that one up and give it a go?
Might it pop back in under it's own volition?
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No don't start it up, just loosen the other bolts and move it around with a pry bar to get it into place.
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Did you loosen the tranny mounts???? It is important to loosen them so the motor and tranny come up together and not bind and get everything in a bind. Keep the left side loose also and try again. Once in only snug up the big bolt and then back it off a 1/4 turn. Run it that way for a couple weeks and then you can adjust how smooth it is with the big bolt. The small ones should be 40 lbs.
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Originally Posted by Dumajones
I'm running Brown Dog rubber mounts and have zero vibes. Took about 500-600miles for them to break in good.. At first yes there was a slight and I mean slight vibe, but now its great.. The through bolt is not torque specific most ppl over tighten them and get mad vibes. I'm glad I went BD motor mounts.
Here is a vid from my dash cam stuck to windshield with cheap mount(picks up every little pump or vibe).. You can read the lic on the car.. You can see if there was a bad vibe the vid would show it.. Looks smooth on vid and feels good and solid.

Almost Bud - YouTube
I just bought a couple of Brown Dog mounts for my 96' Classic XJ, so I guess I better tell the tech not to overtighten the bolts as I sure don't want them to fail prematurely!
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Any one use the Brown Dog mounts on a stock DD?
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Any one use the Brown Dog mounts on a stock DD?

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I tried the Brown Dog "rubber" mounts.
Did not like them at all.
Went back to OEM rubber mounts.
I could never get the Brown Dogs adjusted properly to get rid of the vibration.
Might have just been me, but I carried a wrench around with me for two weeks, making adjustments.
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Originally Posted by Jerry in Indiana
I replaced mine with Brown Dog!!! Then I read the instructions and followed the process of adjusting them and NO more vibrations at all. Most everyone over tightens the big bolt --- but if you back it off you can adjust the vibration out!!!!
Love my Brown Dog mounts on my 4.0 Wrangler. Yes, do not torque them down. Yes, daily driver.

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