Right engine mount bushing?

[77moparperformance]

When the slider bent back on my wrecked bike, it misshapedthe bushing for the right engine mount also. So much that with the pinchbolt for it fully tightened, I could just take the slider in and out freely. This is probably really bad. Worse yet, to get a new bushing in, the motor has to move because of the frame/motor situation as well as the bushings shape. Easiest way to get a couple inches of movement from it? Unbolt the other side mount and the rear and stick it on a jack?

 

[mountainmotor]

I'm not sure about the slider your talking about , never seen that type in person but the actual bushing could be removed via cut off wheel on die grinder then a new one run through the frame from outside the frame side then copper washers shimmed between it and the head , then tighten bolt , then pinch bolt . The bushing collar will be on the outside of the frame boss and too short to reach the head  , thats the reason to use copper washers as shims . If you try to drive shims in now , no way to keep from putting stress on the frame that may cause a crack after tightening if there's gap that gets pulled up with the bolt .

You cannot loosen the other engine mount bolts and get the engine to move enough to slide a bushing into the frame boss the correct way ...as in  if it's forgotten to be put in back in place before reinstalling an engine . .

Do I make any sense ?

 

[77moparperformance]

Kind of, but you lost me a couple of times.

The slider I'm talking about is your plain ol' standard delrin slider that functions as the engine mount bolt on the right side. The bolt itself bent back ~30-45 degrees and the bolt smashed one side of the bushing while it did that.

So what you're suggesting is to get a new bushing and stick the collared end on the outside, but to stack copper washers on the inside of it between the bushing and the motor on the bolt, since the bushing wont reach the head due to the collar being on the outside of the motor mount. Sounds logical, but dare I say a bit ghetto. Really not looking forward to possibly removing the motor...I'm sure the bushing even in its current condition is functioning well enough so long as it's contacting the motor, even if the hole on it is rounded out/annihilated. I'm not sure what I'm going to do.

 

[mountainmotor]

(77moparperformance @ Nov. 06 2006,08:16) So what you're suggesting is to get a new bushing and stick the collared end on the outside, but to stack copper washers on the inside of it between the bushing and the motor on the bolt, since the bushing wont reach the head due to the collar being on the outside of the motor mount. Sounds logical, but dare I say a bit ghetto. Really not looking forward to possibly removing the motor...

You can call it what you want .

I call it a permanent fix without having to drop the engine or pull the cylinder head in frame because your not going to be able to move that engine enough to replace by simply loosening a few mount bolts .

You asked , I replied ..... good luck .