K-Member]
Bill writes:Some 1962 B-bodies were equipped with the earlier floating power mounts, and others, apparently later in the model year, with the 1963-1965 style angled mounts. The 1962 K-member had flat level mount seats or pads, while the 1963-1965 K had angled mount pads. I don’t know when Chrysler made the change in the 1962 model year to the angled mounts, but apparently they didn’t want to change the K-member mid-year so Chrysler instead made an “intermediate” bracket to go between and adapt the flat mount pad of the K-member to the angled style engine mounts. So, the 1962 B-body engine mount assembly consists of three pieces instead of the usual two: the intermediate bracket, the rubber biscuit, and the engine bracket. As far as I know, this is the only use of such a third piece; at least I have never seen a 1962 B-body with integral angled mount pads on the K-member, among the many 1962’s I have owned and/or parted out. The first two pics show a pair of floating power mounts (these from a C body, sorry) and a pair of 1962 B body assemblies consisting of the intermediate bracket, biscuit, and engine bracket all put together. Pics show the same two pieces from two different angles.
The first two photos show a floating power mount beside a 3 piece assembly; the left picture is a side view and the right picture is a view of the “bottom” of the same pieces.
| Next, each of these pictures shows a left and right complete 1962 B body mount assembly, and a left and right intermediate bracket only. Pics show two angles. |  |
| The next five pics show a left and right intermediate bracket; each pic shows them from a different angle. |  |
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Below are four pictures each of which shows a closeup with flash of the driver’s side (er, I think!) intermediate bracket. Four different angles for the details.
And finally, the series of the other side intermediate bracket, with flash, different angles/sides of it.
All views of this 1962 B body K-member are as looking from the front of the car.
| The bare K-member in one photo; the other shows the intermediate brackets only, indicating how they adapt the flat surfaces of the K-member to the angle of the later-style mounts. |  |
Below are photos of the driver’s side show (left) a closeup of the bare driver’s side mount pad; (center) the intermediate bracket bolted on; (right) all three parts of a complete mount assembly bolted on: the intermediate bracket, the biscuit, and the engine bracket.
Next,the flat mount pad (left); the intermediate bracket added (center) and the complete mount with intermediate bracket, biscuit, and engine bracket (right).
Finally are closeups from another angle of each intermediate bracket bolted to the flat mount pad of the K-member.
I have heard these brackets referred to as “mount adapters“ and “lower brackets” as well as “intermediate brackets.” I don’t know the official terminology, I’ve just always called them the latter.
November 19, 2013