Bad Motor Mount

[Sandflea]

I've had this bad vibration growing for weeks now. At first I thought it was one of my exhaust hangers. After looking more closely, I found one of the passenger side motor mount bracket bolts was missing. It's one of the two that go through the engine mount insulator.



I pulled a bolt off another '06 I have access to, and found that the bolt threads were corroded, so I ended up ordering a new bolt from the dealer. I got out my trouble light and crawled under to install the new bolt, and found that the engine mount bracket threads were completely corroded. Basically no threads at all. There's no salt on the roads in the winter here (not much snow), and not much rain. It looks like galvanic corrosion. Still, this has happened on both my personal truck and the spare '06 at work.



I suppose I'll have to replace the motor mounts on both sides. Is this a difficult job to do, and is this a common problem? Any suggestions as to what kind to buy other than Dodge? I can't say I'm impressed with their mounts. Thanks in advance. Scott.

 

[AEdelheit]

Carli Suspension makes a heavy duty motor mount but it will turn your truck into a vibrator at Idle, Also heard Big Power Diesel was coming out with a mount that might be a bit softer

 

[Sandflea]

Thanks, that's good information to know. I like Carli's ball joints, but I don't need more vibration than I already have.