Today I sent it a little too hard while wheeling and snapped the bracket. Replacement on order from wrecker. ‘Merica!
Motor bracket snapped
- Thread starter redbullet
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The aluminum brackets on the 4 cyl are well known for that when sending it.
I’m not a big brown dog fan but I would go with these instead of stock replacements for the 4 cylinder. Holy Jesus that dude has jacked his prices way up over the years though.
https://browndogindustries.com/browndogindustries.com/93-95-wrangler-yj-2-5l-5.aspx
I’m not a big brown dog fan but I would go with these instead of stock replacements for the 4 cylinder. Holy Jesus that dude has jacked his prices way up over the years though.
https://browndogindustries.com/browndogindustries.com/93-95-wrangler-yj-2-5l-5.aspx
Gilaguy23
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Flyer58
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Check the front right motor mount bracket too. It's a thin stamped sheet metal riser that often breaks. This may have contributed to your part failure.
I liked the construction of the Brown Dog replacement and welded up a similar one from scrap I had laying around. Much sturdier than the afterthought junk Jeep stuck in there.
May be a good idea to install new rubber mounts while you're in there. They don't cost much.
I liked the construction of the Brown Dog replacement and welded up a similar one from scrap I had laying around. Much sturdier than the afterthought junk Jeep stuck in there.
May be a good idea to install new rubber mounts while you're in there. They don't cost much.
This design choice from Jeep was always a weird one to me. They gave the 4.0 the same motor mounts on both sides, but gave the 2.5L the crappy cradle and a smaller motor mount. Why? Who knows. Plus the aluminum block brackets that break under stress. Odd choices.
Flyer58
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Yeah I was shaking my head at those.
One more thing when asking why it broke. Check the studs and threaded holes in the block which secure that mount to the block. I found on the bolts got loose on mine and ripped out the threads in the block.
I drilled, tapped, and inserted a Heli-Coil for new threads. I've used them for years and never had one fail.
One more thing when asking why it broke. Check the studs and threaded holes in the block which secure that mount to the block. I found on the bolts got loose on mine and ripped out the threads in the block.
I drilled, tapped, and inserted a Heli-Coil for new threads. I've used them for years and never had one fail.