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Old 11-01-2018, 04:55 PM
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I was wondering how can I tell when my lower motor mount goes bad and does it go bad pretty fast. ? Do they get excess movement that I can tell that its bad.
I am sure this has been beat to death and sorry about this if it has.
My 2016 LR with about 5200 miles on it today started vibrating above idle and in my foot pegs and when you lift off the throttle its really like a deep or low vibration which its never done before just not normal.
(edit) Its a shaky kinda vibration, just hard to describe.

I have a extended warranty so I can just have my dealer replace it for now but if the new ones going to not last I wonder if its worth my time to have them do it.

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Old 11-01-2018, 04:56 PM
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Well, Post a picture of the mount for starters for us to see if it's sagging
 
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Sagging huh would not have guessed that, see if these pictures help.

Having trouble getting pictures on here.

 

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It's getting there. It's not 100 percent bad yet but it's teetering on done
 
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Been fighting the vibes for over a year. Changed mounts twice. Didn't make a difference.
 
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Did your just start all of a sudden or was it allways there ?
I just noticed this on mine on my ride in to work but when I left I was real pronounced.
Other wise it just had the normal light vibration , but this dont feel right..
 
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Good one day, bad the next.
 
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The stock mounts are average at best, replacing them with another stock mount is wasting money. Get a predator mount or another aftermarket mount of good quality, they cost a bit more but will be better all around...
 
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