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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 08:40 AM
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Can I change mounts?
Being of avarage mechanical competence.....
Can I easily change my motor and transmission mounts? Anything I should be aware of?
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 08:44 AM
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Can you use an engine hoist? Ok then....you can do this. I would use a engine hoist to get at the mounts, and while the engine is on the hoist, just loosen all the mounts you want to replace and swap em out!
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 08:54 AM
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No hoist, but Haynes says to support the motor from underneath using a jack and a wide plank of wood to distribute the weight. This sounds like trouble, but if I'm only doing one mount at a time?
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That can also be done as well, but the hoist is just easier if you have one. Just loosen all the mounts at once, and then jack it up.
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 09:27 AM
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thanks, I'll give it a try. Most garages are closed for two weeks anyway for the construction holiday, so I don't have much choice.
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 09:31 AM
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It should be easy. Why do you need to change your mounts?
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 09:36 AM
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as one indication, my shifter bounces up and down a lot on rough roads, and I got 40% discount on motor and transmission mounts, so why not? I'm at 100, 000 KM now so I figured it couldn't hurt.
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I don't know about the engine mounts, but the tranny mount is very easy, all I used was the oem jack lifter (is that the right word?)
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 09:47 AM
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Yah, it doesn't look too involved, but I just wanted to know if I was going to run into any trouble.
Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes...
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