My compressor is in the genny compartment up front on the driver's side of the genny. It is bolted to a wooden board with a layer of foam sandwiched to a metal plate under the foam.There is no connection of the foam to the board. It must have used an adhesive at one time. I remember Tom re doing his but can't find the article. Looks like I need some rubber mounts with threads on each end. Any ideas?
Steve,
I change the compressor in my 96 and reuse the board and foam. I don't remember what glue I use but it has work fine.
that foam is the same soundproofing they used in the main engine area if you dont have the blankets.
i sandwiched rubber isolation sheeting between two pieces of of sheet plastic, though wood would be fine. then used isolation standoofs between the compressor and the top sheet
i will see if i have a picture of it.
tom
Mine is the same set up but it is mounted on top of the fan housing for genny in front curbside compartment. I thought about gluing or bolting together but got in a hurry (lazy). It has some "friction & gravity working in conjunction to keep it all together. So far it has worked OK, but I may at some point try gluing the foam to the steel plate or the board with my old stand-by "3M weatherstrip adhesive". Not sure how much gluing I want to do, because compressor replacement is a pretty easy job like it is now.
I use several vibration isolation mounts in building generators. A stocked mount that should fit the bill is 1" in diameter, 3/4" thick, 1/2" long 1/4-20 studs, max compression 44lbs, & 15lbs shear, that's 176LB for four mounts. They work well for the instrument panels. They are $2.80 each. Here is a link to the vendor:
http://www.novibes.com/documents/file/Te...202010.pdf
McMaster-Carr has a number of mounts as well.
Attached is a photo of how my JonAir compressor is mounted next to the generator. These rubber mounts isolate all vibration.
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Chester:
Looks like they didn't use the board with foam sandwiched between it and the metal plate and just mounted the rubber mounts to the metal plate.
Thanks,