How to replace body mounts... Procedure video?

[whiteknight312]

Anybody do the front body mounts. Easy or no so? Pop on and off? Is there any videos of this. I can't find any on 5th gen. Thanks

 

[scottmoyer]

It's very easy to do. You need to loosen the front 6 mounts, the 4 front cab mounts and the two up front. After you loosen them to give the cab room to move, remove the two cab bolts on one side and use a jack to lift the body off the frame on that side only somewhere around the b pillar area. You only need to lift about an inch or 1.5". Once lifted, you can slide the top piece of the mount out and insert the new one. Replace all 4 this way.

One thing I did to eliminate any squeak due to binding was to move the truck a bit after replacing the mounts, but before tightening them. I had the bolts in almost all the way, just not tight, exited my driveway which allowed the frame/body to twist some, then pulled back in and torqued the bolts. DONE.

 

[LaxDfns15]

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Thread 'New Body Mount Parts, no more CLUNK!!'

Sep 19, 2024

So like many of you, I've had the famous "clunk" sound/feeling when going over bumps at low speeds. I've changed parts out, tightened every bolt down I knew to tighten, lowered my Bilstein 5100s thinking maybe they were getting maxed out. All for nothing. I found one video, which I posted on this page a week or so ago, where a guy with a TRX described the exact same issues I and many of you were having. He made a good video showing how the body mount bushings/isolators were a poor design and Ram had updated part numbers for a better designed piece. I was skeptical since every "fix" I've...

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• body mount clunk
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• Forum: Exterior

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I have this one saved for when I get around to ordering new mounts, he explains it a bit.