Engine Mounts: Description

Fig 1: Engine Mounting-Right Side

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1 - RIGHT FENDER

2 - UPPER TORQUE STRUT BRACKET

3 - NUT

4 - BOLT

5 - UPPER TORQUE STRUT

6 - LOWER TORQUE STRUT BRACKET

7 - BOLTS

8 - BOLTS

9 - RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT

10 - LOWER TORQUE STRUT

11 - BOLTS

12 - BOLTS

13 - FWD

The engine mounting system. See Fig 2. See Fig 1consists of a four-point system utilizing two load-carrying mounts and two torque struts. The load-carrying mounts are located on each frame rail. The right mount is a hydro-elastic mount (9).

Fig 2: Left Mount

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1 - BOLT

2 - LEFT MOUNT

3 - TRANSAXLE

4 - BOLT

The left mount is a conventional elastomeric isolator (2).

Fig 3: Engine Mounting-Right Side

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1 - RIGHT FENDER

2 - UPPER TORQUE STRUT BRACKET

3 - NUT

4 - BOLT

5 - UPPER TORQUE STRUT

6 - LOWER TORQUE STRUT BRACKET

7 - BOLTS

8 - BOLTS

9 - RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT

10 - LOWER TORQUE STRUT

11 - BOLTS

12 - BOLTS

13 - FWD

The upper torque strut (5) and the lower torque strut (10) are attached at the front of the engine, straddling the right side load-carrying mount. The upper strut (10) connects to the suspension strut tower and the lower to the suspension crossmember.