kd5dwy
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- Location
- Central Arkansas
This is how I did it on my '87 with a 4.0L I6:
What you will need:
new motor mounts - I highly recommend aftermarket types (I used Brown Dog and am VERY impressed!)
new engine oil filter
new engine oil
new engine oil plug seal
new air filter?
high temperature grease
16mm socket
18mm socket
18mm box-end wrench
1/2 in. socket
3/4 in. socket (or whatever your engine oil drain plug requires)
socket wrenches and extensions
floor jack
jack stands or ramps
block of wood
Raise the front end of the vehicle using either ramps or floor jack and jack stands.
Passenger side:
1. Drain the oil and remove the oil filter
2. Loosen the bolt (16mm socket) that holds the oil filter bracket into the engine (you don't have to remove it). You want to loosen this enough to allow you to rotate the oil filter mount toward the firewall.
3. Remove the nut from the through-bolt (18mm socket and box-end wrench) on the engine mount.
4. Raise the engine using the floor jack. Place a piece of wood between the floor jack and the oil pan to help disperse the load more evenly across the oil pan and help prevent damage.
5. Remove the nut from the stud holding the outer side of the mount to the frame.
6. Crawl under the front of the vehicle and remove the nut from the stud that is attached to the engine-side of the mount.
7. Remove the through-bolt.
8. Remove the old motor mount
9. If you're installing aftermarket motor mounts, lube the faces of the bushings with high temperature grease.
10. Lube the through-bolt with high temperature grease
11. Slide the new motor mount into place making sure to orient the mount in the correct direction.
12. Slide the through-bolt through the mount
13. Install the nut on the through-bolt
14. Lower the engine while keeping an eye on the alignment of the mount to the frame stud
15. Install the bolt on the frame stud
16. Crawl back under the vehicle and install the nut on the new motor mount bolt
17. Tighten bolts according to torque spec/manufacturer instructions
18. Rotate the engine oil filter mount back away from the firewall to its original (vertical looking from front-to-back) position and tighten the bolt
19. Install the new oil filter
20. re-install the oil plug (make sure to use a new seal or this WILL leak)
21. Add the recommended amount of oil into the engine (may be more than the normal oil change since you drained almost ALL of the oil from the engine when you removed the oil filter bracket)
Driver Side:
1. Remove the air intake box lid by popping off the 6 metal retaining clips and removing all vacuum and air fittings.
2. Remove the air filter
3. Remove the air intake box by removing the two bolts (1/2 in. socket) in the front and one nut (also 1/2 in.) in the rear of the box.
4. Remove the nut from the through-bolt on the mount
5. Use the floor jack to raise the engine
6. Remove the bolt on the outer side of the motor mount
7. Crawl under the vehicle and remove the nut from the motor mount stud
8. Remove the through-bolt
9. Remove the motor mount
10. Lube contact points of new motor mount with high temperature grease
11. Install the new motor mount (if you have an aftermarket mount, you may have to do some grinding on the bushing to get it to connect with the engine. Feel the inner lip of the engine portion and you'll see what I'm talking about. I ground about 1/8 in. off of a portion of each bushing and tapered it to make installation easier.)
12. Lube the through-bolt with high temperature grease
13. Slide the through-bolt into the mount
14. Install the nut on the through-bolt
15. Lower the engine making sure to keep the mount lined up on the holes in the frame for the motor mount stud and mounting bolt
16. Install the bolt on the outer side of the motor mount
17. Crawl under the front of the vehicle and install the nut on the motor mount stud
18. Tighten all bolts/nuts according to torque spec/manufacturer instructions
19. Re-install the air intake box
20. Re-install the air filter (do you need a new one? Now is the time...)
21. Re-install the air intake box lid and all vacuum/air hoses
Lower the vehicle off the ramps or jack stands
Go for a ride and enjoy the feeling of taking a corner with no grinding. Pull through a drive-through and enjoy not having to listen to your exhaust rattle against the transmission crossmember. Shut off you engine and enjoy not having to listen to your engine rattle around in the old, loose mounts.
Notes:
1. Overtightening the through-bolt on aftermarket mounts can cause more vibration to be transfered to the vehicle. Make sure to follow the directions that came with your mounts.
2. You may still feel vibration even if everything goes right on your motor mounts. This is most likely coming from a bad transmission mount. If you're replacing the motor mounts, plan on replacing the transmission mount at the same time or soon thereafter.
Good luck!
What you will need:
new motor mounts - I highly recommend aftermarket types (I used Brown Dog and am VERY impressed!)
new engine oil filter
new engine oil
new engine oil plug seal
new air filter?
high temperature grease
16mm socket
18mm socket
18mm box-end wrench
1/2 in. socket
3/4 in. socket (or whatever your engine oil drain plug requires)
socket wrenches and extensions
floor jack
jack stands or ramps
block of wood
Raise the front end of the vehicle using either ramps or floor jack and jack stands.
Passenger side:
1. Drain the oil and remove the oil filter
2. Loosen the bolt (16mm socket) that holds the oil filter bracket into the engine (you don't have to remove it). You want to loosen this enough to allow you to rotate the oil filter mount toward the firewall.
3. Remove the nut from the through-bolt (18mm socket and box-end wrench) on the engine mount.
4. Raise the engine using the floor jack. Place a piece of wood between the floor jack and the oil pan to help disperse the load more evenly across the oil pan and help prevent damage.
5. Remove the nut from the stud holding the outer side of the mount to the frame.
6. Crawl under the front of the vehicle and remove the nut from the stud that is attached to the engine-side of the mount.
7. Remove the through-bolt.
8. Remove the old motor mount
9. If you're installing aftermarket motor mounts, lube the faces of the bushings with high temperature grease.
10. Lube the through-bolt with high temperature grease
11. Slide the new motor mount into place making sure to orient the mount in the correct direction.
12. Slide the through-bolt through the mount
13. Install the nut on the through-bolt
14. Lower the engine while keeping an eye on the alignment of the mount to the frame stud
15. Install the bolt on the frame stud
16. Crawl back under the vehicle and install the nut on the new motor mount bolt
17. Tighten bolts according to torque spec/manufacturer instructions
18. Rotate the engine oil filter mount back away from the firewall to its original (vertical looking from front-to-back) position and tighten the bolt
19. Install the new oil filter
20. re-install the oil plug (make sure to use a new seal or this WILL leak)
21. Add the recommended amount of oil into the engine (may be more than the normal oil change since you drained almost ALL of the oil from the engine when you removed the oil filter bracket)
Driver Side:
1. Remove the air intake box lid by popping off the 6 metal retaining clips and removing all vacuum and air fittings.
2. Remove the air filter
3. Remove the air intake box by removing the two bolts (1/2 in. socket) in the front and one nut (also 1/2 in.) in the rear of the box.
4. Remove the nut from the through-bolt on the mount
5. Use the floor jack to raise the engine
6. Remove the bolt on the outer side of the motor mount
7. Crawl under the vehicle and remove the nut from the motor mount stud
8. Remove the through-bolt
9. Remove the motor mount
10. Lube contact points of new motor mount with high temperature grease
11. Install the new motor mount (if you have an aftermarket mount, you may have to do some grinding on the bushing to get it to connect with the engine. Feel the inner lip of the engine portion and you'll see what I'm talking about. I ground about 1/8 in. off of a portion of each bushing and tapered it to make installation easier.)
12. Lube the through-bolt with high temperature grease
13. Slide the through-bolt into the mount
14. Install the nut on the through-bolt
15. Lower the engine making sure to keep the mount lined up on the holes in the frame for the motor mount stud and mounting bolt
16. Install the bolt on the outer side of the motor mount
17. Crawl under the front of the vehicle and install the nut on the motor mount stud
18. Tighten all bolts/nuts according to torque spec/manufacturer instructions
19. Re-install the air intake box
20. Re-install the air filter (do you need a new one? Now is the time...)
21. Re-install the air intake box lid and all vacuum/air hoses
Lower the vehicle off the ramps or jack stands
Go for a ride and enjoy the feeling of taking a corner with no grinding. Pull through a drive-through and enjoy not having to listen to your exhaust rattle against the transmission crossmember. Shut off you engine and enjoy not having to listen to your engine rattle around in the old, loose mounts.
Notes:
1. Overtightening the through-bolt on aftermarket mounts can cause more vibration to be transfered to the vehicle. Make sure to follow the directions that came with your mounts.
2. You may still feel vibration even if everything goes right on your motor mounts. This is most likely coming from a bad transmission mount. If you're replacing the motor mounts, plan on replacing the transmission mount at the same time or soon thereafter.
Good luck!