I thought my motor mount was bad, but come to find out its the piece that attaches to the motor mount...anyone know whats its called?


its causing my engine to lean

 

what engine is this?

you do need a new motor mount. that one is shot. so the mount bracket is busted? here is a link to a 4th gen parts manual. http://performanceworks1.com/PDF%20F...s%20Manual.pdf its a large file.

 

its a 3.8L and no the mount is good or at least not broke, its the piece that blots into the middle of the insulater that bolts into the block....

 

looks like its called an engine mount bracket..imma go to chevy dealer in the am, to see if i can order one and get the bolts for it....so you think i should replace the motor mounts as well?

and any good tips on replacing both these without removing the motor?

 

Where is that bracket broken? The picture isn't showing anything wrong with it.

 

if its broke you wont find one at a dealer unless they have one in stock from a long time ago. search on ebabe for, camaro 3.8 engine bracket. found one for 15 bucks. you do know the mount is not bolted down right?

 

The only thing I see that could be taken as a breakin is that v-notch below the bolt. But it's supposed to look like that: 95 02 Camaro Firebird 3 8 3 8L V6 Engine Motor Cradle Mount LH L Driver Side | eBay
Hopefully you didn't get your hopes up too much. The $15 one is the passenger side, this one is $33. But still....is it really broken?

 

i had a mount sag so much it dropped the engine 1/4+ inch on that side. engine moved much less with new mount. found a new oem one with the clamshell.

 

The only problem I see is that most of the motor mount bolts are missing. I don't see any at the bottom of the mount and the one at the top isn't even close to tight. That might be the whole problem.

I wanted to get new mounts for my 3.4 because the originals seem to transmit too much noise/vibration to the chassis at idle. Sadly, GM doesn't sell them anymore. I've had such poor luck with aftermarket mounts (made in India or China crap) that I decided to live with the old ones.

 

its that bracket thats not mounted to the block, the screws broke off, so idk if the bracket is bad or just the screws.....its really hard to see without having a lift