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Posted by: messix Jul 13 2006, 06:12 PM

i felt a bumping under acceleration. with some looking around and under i found both front mounts [the little rubber thingies] .

so any stories?

Posted by: Marty Yeoman Jul 13 2006, 06:19 PM

Broke both of mine in half.
They can be changed out without too much trouble.

Posted by: BMXerror Jul 13 2006, 06:20 PM

You found them where, and in what condition?
Mark D.

Posted by: Headrage Jul 13 2006, 06:20 PM

I've done it...

Posted by: Bruce Allert Jul 13 2006, 06:23 PM

Ya, well kind of... actually I think it's a beotch to change. I've got 2 under my belt & the 2nd time "was" easier.

Just support the engine & loosen/ lower the engine bar. Yer gonna find not much room get'n at dem nuts to take out the old & put in the new. Have fun & make sure ya gots lots of Fat Tiar!!!

.......b

Posted by: BMXerror Jul 13 2006, 06:29 PM

I've had my car three months, and haven't even driven it yet, but I've done it three times. If you're talking about the outside ones, it's cake(I don't know if you have an early or late motor mount). The inner mounts are a PIA, but you can get it if you're patient. It's just hard to get in between the brackets and the fan shroud to put the nuts on. Give yourself about an hour for each top nut, and you'll be fine!
Mark D.

Posted by: messix Jul 13 2006, 06:32 PM

i've got them out, and the one click at a time is a pain!

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jul 13 2006, 07:19 PM

Amen to that! I found access was a bit easer if I removed the oil filter, IIRC. And install the mounts onto the brackets on the crankcase first, then install the motor mount bar. Only took me a couple of tries to figure that latter one out...

(Yes, I was blonde at the time. )

--DD

Posted by: messix Jul 13 2006, 09:16 PM

got-r-done!
after rich got [swam 'cause raining and he rode his motorcycle today, what was he think'n] home and gave me the one's he had for the LE project that i will replace with new ones, b.s'd for a bit and got back home and got er together.
yes D.D. i figured that out right away.

and dan if yer lurkin' droping the motor down a bit didn't help much, cause the fan shroud was still in the away to get to the mount on the engine.

this one i don't want to repeat, but didn't seem as bad as a valve lash in car.