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.

 

[msnyder1112]

Do the trx ones really fit?

 

[LaxDfns15]

The parts in the link I posted are sitting in a box in my house. Waiting for the weather to get above freezing before I go bust any knuckles under the truck.

 

[scottmoyer]

The 1500 is a 1500. So they use the same body mounts

 

[Gren71]

It seems like replacing the lower mounts is an easy job. Correct me if I’m wrong but you should be able to just take out the bolt..The lower mount should come out with it. Put the new one in and bolt it up. Tighten it to 90 ft/lbs of torque and then you should be good to go? Is there locktite on it from the factory?

 

[scottmoyer]

It's not just the lower portion of the mount that needs replacing. The top portion is redesigned with rubber isolation surrounding the bolt hole. The current mount has isolation only in 2 places, causing the metal sides to impact each other during articulation, causing the clunk.

The best way to do it is to loosen all frame bolts (8 of them), then remove the A pillar and B pillar bolt on one side only. Then using a jack, lift up the body of the truck off the frame high enough to slide out the top half of the mount. Put that side back together, do the same on the other side, then torque all 8 bolts.

It's really simple and takes less than 10 minutes per side if you have all the tools already set up. Start to finish should be less than 40 minutes. It's that simple.

 

[Gren71]

It's not just the lower portion of the mount that needs replacing. The top portion is redesigned with rubber isolation surrounding the bolt hole. The current mount has isolation only in 2 places, causing the metal sides to impact each other during articulation, causing the clunk.

The best way to do it is to loosen all frame bolts (8 of them), then remove the A pillar and B pillar bolt on one side only. Then using a jack, lift up the body of the truck off the frame high enough to slide out the top half of the mount. Put that side back together, do the same on the other side, then torque all 8 bolts.

It's really simple and takes less than 10 minutes per side if you have all the tools already set up. Start to finish should be less than 40 minutes. It's that simple.

The fella in the video said they changed them all after 2021 or so. I have a 23 so i assume i already have the current upper mounts im not positive My issues is related to the body mounts, but I’m becoming more suspect. My truck was in an accident and while it was being repaired, the frame cracked…so the shop had to replace the entire frame. So there is always a chance one of the mounts has since come a little loose.

Years back, I did a body lift on a jeep by adding spacers underneath of all of the mounts. So I’m pretty familiar with the process, just not necessarily something I want to do unless I have to.

 

[msnyder1112]

It's not just the lower portion of the mount that needs replacing. The top portion is redesigned with rubber isolation surrounding the bolt hole. The current mount has isolation only in 2 places, causing the metal sides to impact each other during articulation, causing the clunk.

The best way to do it is to loosen all frame bolts (8 of them), then remove the A pillar and B pillar bolt on one side only. Then using a jack, lift up the body of the truck off the frame high enough to slide out the top half of the mount. Put that side back together, do the same on the other side, then torque all 8 bolts.

It's really simple and takes less than 10 minutes per side if you have all the tools already set up. Start to finish should be less than 40 minutes. It's that simple.

How does this work with the mopar power running boards? Do those have to come off to do the body mounts?

 

[Gren71]

How does this work with the mopar power running boards? Do those have to come off to do the body mounts?

If they’re mounted like any other running board they shouldn’t be in the way…but i dont have them so I’m not sure where or what they cover when they fold up. I think if nothing else you would just need to locate where the power wire runs and make sure it has enough slack to allow you to lift up the body during the replacement process.

 

[msnyder1112]

If they’re mounted like any other running board they shouldn’t be in the way…but i dont have them so I’m not sure where or what they cover when they fold up. I think if nothing else you would just need to locate where the power wire runs and make sure it has enough slack to allow you to lift up the body during the replacement process.

I’m thinking more about if I can jack up the body. I’ll have to look at where they cover.