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    How do YOU do motor mounts?

    I do them with a floor jack and removing/loosening the engine cross member. I have to do them again. I switching out my urethane ones. Sick of the vibe. Any better way? I don't have room to lift the engine high enough to pull them out.
    Ma che cazzo state dicendo? :|

    #2
    You can support the engine with a jack and then drop the front subframe. Getting the steering knuckle back on can be a pain though.
    Originally posted by Gruelius
    and i do not know what bugg brakes are.

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      #3
      I dont think I took the subframe completely out. I put the IE ones in Aug '09. Greg (m-technik-3) has a bar that sits across the top of the engine that is made to hold up the engine so you can remove K members and stuff. I was thinking about grabbing that.
      Ma che cazzo state dicendo? :|

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        #4
        like this

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          #5
          I just lift the engine with an engine brace.
          The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
          Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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            #6
            put a plank of wood under the area where the block and trans mate, then jack up from there and put jack stands under the trans case
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              #7
              Originally posted by jlevie View Post
              I just lift the engine with an engine brace.
              yea thats my best bet to do it right.
              Ma che cazzo state dicendo? :|

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                #8
                Originally posted by zebrafantastic View Post
                That's so ghetto. Fuck that noise.
                Ma che cazzo state dicendo? :|

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                  #9
                  Unbolt mounts, jack up oil pan (with a board so it doesn't fail), put in new mounts, lower jack, tighten mount bolts.

                  Ich gehöre nicht zur Baader-Meinhof Gruppe

                  Originally posted by Top Gear
                  Just imagine waking up and remembering you're Mexican.

                  Every time you buy a car with DSC/ESC, Jesus kills a baby seal. With a kitten.


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                    #10
                    sorry to thread jack, but I was wondering how to go about lifting my engine up a little, my oilpan is a little close to the ground as of right now.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by T La View Post
                      sorry to thread jack, but I was wondering how to go about lifting my engine up a little, my oilpan is a little close to the ground as of right now.
                      Grab a shovel.

                      Ich gehöre nicht zur Baader-Meinhof Gruppe

                      Originally posted by Top Gear
                      Just imagine waking up and remembering you're Mexican.

                      Every time you buy a car with DSC/ESC, Jesus kills a baby seal. With a kitten.


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                        #12
                        Originally posted by u3b3rg33k View Post
                        Unbolt mounts, jack up oil pan (with a board so it doesn't fail), put in new mounts, lower jack, tighten mount bolts.
                        I don't have that much room to lift the motor. See original post.

                        There motor is very tall and crushes the wire box just above the engine if I try to lift up the motor.
                        Ma che cazzo state dicendo? :|

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by u3b3rg33k View Post
                          Grab a shovel.
                          thanks for the help <3 I knew I could count on r3v!

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by T La View Post
                            thanks for the help <3 I knew I could count on r3v!
                            $30 drive up ramps from pretty much any auto store should give you all the room underneath you need, or, grab your jack and jackstands
                            Now that I think about it, I've had 2 new engine mounts sitting in my trunk for the past 8 months. I should get around to putting those in.
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by jlevie View Post
                              I just lift the engine with an engine brace.
                              this. best tool ever.
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