trans mount bad ?

[00RangerShavedAndDropped]

i got to move the trans and side to side it dont move much but when i push it up and down it moves like a 1/2 inch or more

 

[247charlie]

Did you check and make sure the bolts on your trans crossmember are tight? I had a pair rattle lose when I was bustin broadies in the mud.

 

[00RangerShavedAndDropped]

yeah there tight but what about my crossmember it is bent pretty back and the metal is like cracked apart on one side

 

[247charlie]

Yup, that sounds like a bad crossmember to me. I'd definitely get a new one.
It needs to be replaced, so take a trip to the junkyard. If that doesn't stop the noise, then I'd start to worry about a bad part somewhere else.

 

[olranger]

i hope you find one in the junk yard, i had to replace mine, and no yard had one i had to get it from ford, it was over 100.00

 

[Jspafford]

Is the rubber piece still in there. That's a LOT of movement.

 

[wahlstrom1]

The rubber will get soft with use, and let it flex. I replaced mine with a new one (got for free) and it did the same thing less then 2-3 months later. I ended up taking a thick (3/8" IIRC) mudflap and cutting 2 strips to wedge into the mount. This still allows a bit of movement, so it's not a solid mount but it took all the extra slop out of it.

 

[00RangerShavedAndDropped]

thanks everyone for your input but it wasnt the rear end or the trans mount or the motor mount it turned out to be the u joints i guess i should have checked those first lol now it runs amazing, better than new