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Re: Top Engine MOunt Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Top Engine MOunt, Yaofeng, Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:29:32 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
My recommendation is to bring it to a machine shop - most will charge about $20 or so to press it in. Have them measure the bushing and bracket first - I recently went through a nightmare where the bushing was a hair oversize, and the mount cracked. To make matters more interesting, I managed to destroy one of those tools in the process. And that was with freezing the bushing and heating the bracket (a little).
The top mount unbolts from the engine with four bolts, as long as the alternator is free. I didn't even bother to remove the alternator - since the belt was already off (doing pulleys), I just remove the top alternator bolt, loosend the lower bolt, and pivoted the alternator back. The mount comes right out.
After my top mount fiasco, the next time I do mounts, I'll take them off the engine and to a shop. The tool is great for taking bushings out. If you go with a one-piece bushing, it's CRITICAL to get it perfectly aligned to press it in. The tool doesn't do a good job of that. A decent shop can.
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