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Danimal 12-28-2023 09:22 AM

Anti-seize on engine mount brackets?
 
I am getting ready to replace my engine mount and I am wondering if I should use anti-seize on the bolts that attach the mount to the engine and chassis. Most of the write-ups mention using loctite on the bolts connecting the bushing to the chassis bracket, but don’t state if you should do anything special with the other bolts. Since just about everything seizes up under this car, I thought maybe some anti-seize would be a good idea.

Any thoughts?

JFP in PA 12-28-2023 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Danimal (Post 657795)
I am getting ready to replace my engine mount and I am wondering if I should use anti-seize on the bolts that attach the mount to the engine and chassis. Most of the write-ups mention using loctite on the bolts connecting the bushing to the chassis bracket, but don’t state if you should do anything special with the other bolts. Since just about everything seizes up under this car, I thought maybe some anti-seize would be a good idea.

Any thoughts?

It never hurts to use anti seize on fasteners, particularly where steel meets alloys.........

old911doc 12-28-2023 01:43 PM

To seize, or anti-seize, that is the question…
Consider: when you have worked on a car last worked on by someone else long ago, did you wish that mechanic had applied an antiseize treatment, or a thread-locking treatment?

Danimal 12-29-2023 08:23 AM

Always! I was just worried it might not hold as well with all the vibration from the engine. But I suppose that's not an issue if it's approved for things like suspension.

I will go forth and anti-sieze.

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Originally Posted by old911doc (Post 657798)
To seize, or anti-seize, that is the question…
Consider: when you have worked on a car last worked on by someone else long ago, did you wish that mechanic had applied an antiseize treatment, or a thread-locking treatment?


JFP in PA 12-29-2023 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Danimal (Post 657807)
Always! I was just worried it might not hold as well with all the vibration from the engine. But I suppose that's not an issue if it's approved for things like suspension.

I will go forth and anti-sieze.

If the fasteners are torqued to spec, they will not come loose.............

Newsguy 12-31-2023 07:31 AM

JFP: but don't you need to reduce the torque spec by 10% with anti-seize?

JFP in PA 12-31-2023 09:06 AM

No, that is an old wives tale……….


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