Hi,

I have replaced the motor mounts on our 1989 560 SEL. Though the job is easy in some ways, I had a really hard time putting the 6mm allen key bolts that hold the mounts to the frame back in place. On the driver's side I ended up only working from below, by feel, as I tightened them down, with a simple allen key. I had not way of verifying any torque or anything (though none a really specified), and it took me forever to just be able to seat the allen key for each turn of the screws. I was thinking that there must be a better solution to this. You can see ONE of the screws from above, but it is so angled you cannot really get to it with socket set extensions.

How have others here worked around the problem? I even went so far as to try to make a special, stubby allen key wrench to fit better where those screws are, but it was still an extremely painful process.

I'd like to revisit those screws to make sure they are indeed tight enough, but don't know how to get to them in a more effective manner.... (I'd even lift the engine again if I knew how to effectively get to them...)

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Henry Bofinger
1989 560 SEL (black/black)
2001 Audi TT Roadster (silver/grey)