In a message dated 7/12/2007 5:02:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
sbej@verizon.net writes:
What is
everyone doing about the dimpled firewall effect you get when
you
tighten your motor mount bolts up to the hard firewall with 3/8"
of
soft fiberfrax behind it? I thought about putting phenolic
spacers behind each bolt but not really interested in the time to do
it. I dont care if my firewall is dimpled I just want to make
sure
its safe. Anyone else have the dimple
effect?
Bryan,
Don't do it the way you want - over time the frax will compress and the
tension of the mount bolts will be wrong. Get large area washers (probably
2) and cut away the frax around the mount holes so the washers fit.
Every one or two years, you should check the motor mount to firewall torque
value. If these loosen up, vibration is rampant.
Scott Krueger
AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL
(KARR)
Darwinian culling phrase: Watch
This!