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<DIV>Just checking to see if anyone has drilled through and bolted their motor
mounts to prevent separation and the accompanying damage to their fan
shroud and hood. If so what method did you use. 1) drilling through the plates,
countersinking the heads of the grade 8 bolts and simply a washer and nylock nut
clamped tight on the backside or 2) a similar procedure differing only in that
you would drill a slightly larger hole on the exit side and under the clamping
washer place a neoprene washer to isolate the bolt, washer, and nut slightly
from the top plate to minimize vibration issues. Is this over thinking the
problem, that is, is the vibration caused by the through bolts even that big of
an issue? Thanks to all in advance.-Brad</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>