so i'm trying to replace the front lower motor mount and it isn't lining up properly . When i finish bolting everything up the center shaft is not being centered and everything is being squashed to the right side. what could the problem be?

car is a 92 jdm del sol with d15b vtec

 

What work did you just perform to the engine? Did you re-use the same mounts etc?

 

I didn't change anything else and the engine is all stock. I am just replacing the old mount because it was all torn

 

probably you torqued down the other mounts while the engine was sitting at some angle. Maybe jack it up, loosen everything and jack it up and down a bit to try to find a good riding spot. then torque things down.

Otherwise, I wouldnt worry too much about that movement damper. It is not a really integral part of the engine not falling out. The other mounts are good enough. As long as you got a little rubber in there to dampen back and forth motion. i think it will be fine.

 

i wasn't gonna worry that it's like that but the car became so rough when accelerating from a stop, there are alot of vibrations now.

 

You certainly will notice more vibrations, especially sitting at idle, with new rubber in all the mounts. If its really bad, I guess Id be worried. I mean, its something to groove with really, like, you feel the power (sic) in your motor now.

Also I remember in the beginning when I got my car, I always felt vibration in the stick shiter. 10 years I never really thought about it much, but sometimes, I noticed I missed that vibration.. rubber shifting bushings of course.

 

Did you happen the put the mount on backwards?

 

I agree those front little dampening mounts are longer one way then the other.

 

You cant put it backwards because one side is longer and the nut wont fit

 

So new mounts are meant to give more vibrations? I thought they will reduce it

 

Either that's the mount for the other side, it's backwards or it's the wrong hole. Nothing else

 

Other side is totally different and i just removed my old mount and repeated all steps for the new one so i fitted it exactly like the old one

 

probably because you didnt replace the other mounts and they are worn down and letting the engine sit at an angle. That also probably why this is the only mount you replaced (yes?), because it is the one that is getting some weird stretching because the other mounts are done.

 

Yes this is the only mount I replaced. I will check the other to see their condition

 

so i checked all the other mountings and they look in pretty good condition still can't figure out why this happened :s

 

Was the car originally an automatic?

 

nope it was always a manual

 

Something is either bent or that's the wrong mount. I know it's aftermarket but it looks like it's for the transmission side. The stock mount for that location has much thinner webbing.

 

I dont think you can really tell if the other mounts are worn out by looking at them. If they are really bad, of course, but I think that rubber get old, gets worn out and you cant really see it unless you take the mount off and pry it around a bit and then try a new mount and see that its a lot stiffer against your prying.

That webbing between the webbing making it look thicker is just molding remnants.

 

That's not what I'm talking about, the webbing is just plain thicker, about the right thickness for the other lower torque mount.

 

You are right it is a bit thicker but the old mount was also sitting in the same position squashed to one side

 

How can i align the engine so that i can move it a bit forward?

 

That is certainly an aftermarket mount, has a slightly different mold pattern, but is the right mount for the engine side. I would agree with 94EG8 that something is either bent, or your other mounts are severely damaged...but just for arguments sake, on the engine side stopper mount, the end of the mount with two holes (the longer side) faces the front of the vehicle, while the transmission side stopper mount is the opposite (two holes, longer side towards rear of car). *this info is all gleaned from the honda factory service manual.

Seeing as it's pratically impossible to misalign the other three main mounts, I would say that your problem, if it is indeed mount based, is those two stopper mounts. also, there IS a suggested order for torquing the mounts, although i'm fairly certain that i've only seen that order in a chilton/haynes manual (which i only trust one time out of five, and always refer to the FSM first).

 

When I bought the del sol I found the passenger side post bent which pushed the drivers side back.

Luckily they are pretty easy to change.

But how it got bent is beyond me.

 

Guys can you please tell me what are the best places to look to see if something is bent? thanks