Hello all please help!
I have a 96 3.5 trep that has been a great car since it came to live with me almost a year ago; she has 140,000 graceful miles on her. I have thought for some time that I need to replace an engine mount because on hard acceleration from a stop I could hear thumping sound. Well last week it got much worse, anytime I would go up a hill above about 50 mph the car I could feel vibrations all through the body. Then coming home from work to day the front of the car started “jiggling” violently. It was so bad that I had to turn on my flashers going up hill because anything over 30 and I thought the engine might fall out. Anyway I got home and got under the car, from what I can tell the engine mounts look fine. The rubber looks good and when I have someone rev her up in park the engine doesn’t move or make any thunking sound. I did notice that the rubber isolators between the sub frame and the body are shot. On the passenger side the cradle is a good have inch lower the driver side and I can see just a small layer of rubber, maybe 1\10 of the amount on the driver side. I can also see on the bracket were the rubber should be that metal is rubbing on metal. Do you guys think that this cause of my trouble? I hope it is but it seems too easy. Any help would be great. I have to drive from Atlanta to Jacksonville next Wednesday and have to have if corrected by then.
Thanks in advance
Ken
I have a 96 3.5 trep that has been a great car since it came to live with me almost a year ago; she has 140,000 graceful miles on her. I have thought for some time that I need to replace an engine mount because on hard acceleration from a stop I could hear thumping sound. Well last week it got much worse, anytime I would go up a hill above about 50 mph the car I could feel vibrations all through the body. Then coming home from work to day the front of the car started “jiggling” violently. It was so bad that I had to turn on my flashers going up hill because anything over 30 and I thought the engine might fall out. Anyway I got home and got under the car, from what I can tell the engine mounts look fine. The rubber looks good and when I have someone rev her up in park the engine doesn’t move or make any thunking sound. I did notice that the rubber isolators between the sub frame and the body are shot. On the passenger side the cradle is a good have inch lower the driver side and I can see just a small layer of rubber, maybe 1\10 of the amount on the driver side. I can also see on the bracket were the rubber should be that metal is rubbing on metal. Do you guys think that this cause of my trouble? I hope it is but it seems too easy. Any help would be great. I have to drive from Atlanta to Jacksonville next Wednesday and have to have if corrected by then.
Thanks in advance
Ken