how to press insulator into engine mount

[bret signorelli]

I replaced the insulator in the front center engine mount on my 84 new yorker , but now the car vibrates . I bent up the insulator pretty bad pounding it into the engine mount with a hammer , but it was the only way I could get it to fit.I'm ordering another insulator. Any suggestions on how it's supposed to fit in there? Thanks

[mkjohnson39]

See the later entry on this page.

[bret signorelli]

sounds like mine but I'm worried because the car ran great before , I only changed it because when I put it in gear there was a slight bump.I'm thinking it might be because the engine is no longer leveled in the correct position , if that's even possible. well I'll let you know when I either fix it myself or have a mechanic do it for me.

[mkjohnson39]

I found out at a tech school that the motor mounts must be installed and left loose. Allow the engine to idle and a few revs to allow the mounts to settle in.
He did this and the idle vibration problem was resolved once they were tightened normally. It worked.

[reliant 85]

I used the smallest c-clamp that I could find to fit around the insulator and then slipped it into place up to the c-clamp then took c-clamp off and repositioned it on the insulator then tapped with hammer as I was loosening the c-clamp until the insulator was properly seated. This particular insulator was in the shape of metal square with one side cut out in it. Putting c-clamp on opposite sides of the cutout. Reference second motor mount on this webpage - http://www.partstrain.com/store/?N=0&src=search&Ntt=Motor+and+Transmission+Mount&tahsearch=1&tahgroup=ugs&tahrank=12987350&tahscore=6.2156067

Not sure if this would help in your situation but this was the only solution I could do without the expense of a mechanic to solve it. And of course in my installation situation it was the front bracket motor mount in which I had taken the bracket completely off the car so that I could work freely on it.