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Squiggle Dog · #**293** 12-22-2012, 04:13 PM

Before raising the engine, the engine shock absorbers have to be disconnected at the bottom.

You have to hold onto the shaft with a 7mm wrench to keep it from turning as you loosen the 10mm nuts.

It's really nice if you have an engine lift. Otherwise, you can use a jack and block of wood and lift at the oil pan. You really have to watch the fan blades to make sure they clear the shroud. Also, you can only raise the engine so high before there is too much tension on the "cigar" fuel hose.

Once the engine is raised up you can pull out the heat shields, and then you can remove the 6mm hex key screws holding the mounts to the body. I could not get the hex key into one of the screws. I tried picking out whatever was caked into the head, but I could not get any bite into it. I decided I would tap the mount with a hammer and get the whole mount to pivot counterclockwise. Doing this loosened up the screw enough that I could start turning it with the hex key. There was some kind of cement stuck in there.

Comparing the new mounts to the old ones. The old passenger side mount is totally flattened compared to the new one. One half of it sheared completely so it had no support when there was weight on it.