Elantra Engine Mount

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While carrying routine maintenance I noticed the right hand side engine
mount strap bolt seems to be loose.

I re-torqued the bolt but it is still not seated properly. The only time
I can think I had maintenance done that would involve the bolt is when
the dealer changed timing belt.

I have attached photo, can someone take a quick look at their mount and
see if it is the same?





http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f359/AVN511/2002GTElantra.jpg
 
avn said:
While carrying routine maintenance I noticed the right hand side
engine mount strap bolt seems to be loose.

I re-torqued the bolt but it is still not seated properly. The only
time I can think I had maintenance done that would involve the bolt is
when the dealer changed timing belt.

I have attached photo, can someone take a quick look at their mount
and see if it is the same?

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f359/AVN511/2002GTElantra.jpg
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Yours looks like the rust under it does not allow to go in all the way,
my wife 02GLS has it flat down over the metal, but had no rust at all,
still with the black paint from the factory.
 
Vic said:
Yours looks like the rust under it does not allow to go in all the way,
my wife 02GLS has it flat down over the metal, but had no rust at all,
still with the black paint from the factory.
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I sprayed it down with PB before torquing, the bolt is as torqued
correctly The part it bolts into does not allow for the threads to
protrude out the bottom. I will drop into dealer in the morning order
correct bolt.

The car is undercoated Eastern Canada hard on a vehicle.
 
Vic said:
Yours looks like the rust under it does not allow to go in all the way,
my wife 02GLS has it flat down over the metal, but had no rust at all,
still with the black paint from the factory.
Click to expand...

I sprayed it down with PB before torquing, the bolt is torqued
correctly The part it bolts into does not allow for the threads to
protrude out the bottom. I will drop into dealer in the morning order
correct bolt.

The car is undercoated Eastern Canada hard on a vehicle.
 
The bolt is probably frozen (rusted) in place or crossthreaded. I agree
that about the only time you'd need to remove this bolt is when replacing
the water pump or timing belt.

While it's certainly not right, the good news is that it's not critical.
I can't remember for certain what the bolt stabilizes, but I believe it's
the a/c compressor bracket.
 
hyundaitech said:
The bolt is probably frozen (rusted) in place or crossthreaded. I agree
that about the only time you'd need to remove this bolt is when replacing
the water pump or timing belt.

While it's certainly not right, the good news is that it's not critical.
I can't remember for certain what the bolt stabilizes, but I believe it's
the a/c compressor bracket.
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Thanks I will have a better feeling driving to work in the morning.
 
avn said:
I sprayed it down with PB before torquing, the bolt is torqued
correctly The part it bolts into does not allow for the threads to
protrude out the bottom. I will drop into dealer in the morning order
correct bolt.
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Checked mine again, the threads do NOT protrude out the bottom, just
flat at it. As Hyundaitech said, that piece just hold the A/C
compressor, so nothing critical, it you can remove the Z shaped piece
and grind it to flatten the surfaces, will be OK.
The car is undercoated Eastern Canada hard on a vehicle.
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Yup looks like salty roads all over, another reason I love Florida,
hurricanes are over in 36 hours, Canada winters are 8-9 months long
(winter, for Floridians, is anytime temp is below +50 F, +10 C).
 
Vic said:
Checked mine again, the threads do NOT protrude out the bottom, just
flat at it. As Hyundaitech said, that piece just hold the A/C
compressor, so nothing critical, it you can remove the Z shaped piece
and grind it to flatten the surfaces, will be OK.

Yup looks like salty roads all over, another reason I love Florida,
hurricanes are over in 36 hours, Canada winters are 8-9 months long
(winter, for Floridians, is anytime temp is below +50 F, +10 C).
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We don't have summer just 3 bad months of snowmobiling lol.
 
I replaced one of these timing belts today, so I had a good close look at
the bracket in question. It just bolts directly onto the block, as does
the a/c compressor. So it doesn't even support the a/c compressor. I
suppose it's possible it's intended to support the main mount bracket when
subjected to powertrain torque, but since the main bracket where it
attaches to the engine is about 6 square inches, I don't see how it would
need additional support. For my money, the bracket in question is
nonfunctional. But I'm sure some engineer somewhere can explain why he
thought it was necessary.
 
hyundaitech said:
I replaced one of these timing belts today, so I had a good close look at
the bracket in question. It just bolts directly onto the block, as does
the a/c compressor. So it doesn't even support the a/c compressor. I
suppose it's possible it's intended to support the main mount bracket when
subjected to powertrain torque, but since the main bracket where it
attaches to the engine is about 6 square inches, I don't see how it would
need additional support. For my money, the bracket in question is
nonfunctional. But I'm sure some engineer somewhere can explain why he
thought it was necessary.
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So if I take bolt out to check threads and depth there is no need to
support engine?
 
Nope. If you take a good look at it, you'll see this bracket doesn't
support the engine at all.
 
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