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Re: using upper engine mount tool? Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Mon, 1 Aug 2005 06:06:30
In Reply to: using upper engine mount tool?, nathanb, Sat, 30 Jul 2005 06:44:04 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I ran into the same problem on my '97. I started the car and pulled the fuel pump fuse until the engine quit, to de-pressurize the system. Or, you could just let the car sit overnight. I then loosend the clamp slightly and rotated it out of the way. I also pulled the vacuum line off - it's just a vacuum line, no fuel in it. The clearance was tight, but I was able to get the tool to fit.
Getting the old bushing out isn't too much of a hassle. Getting the new one in can be very tricky - if it goes in even a little cocked, it will bind. If it is going in anything but dead straight, DO NOT try and force it - don't assume the tool will overpower it. It won't. The bushing will jam up, and the threads on the tool will strip. I make sure that I've relieved the edge on the bushing with a fine file so there are no sharp edges; I leave the bushing in the freezer for a few hours to shrink it down. I spray some lubricant into the bracket. I've even been known to throw the bushing onto a threaded rod stuck in an electric drill, and holding some sandpaper in a gloved hand, take the bushing down a few thousandths.
This shouldn't scare you off - others have had no problem getting bushing into the bracket. I have had some very bad luck, multiple times. Now, I just unbolt the bracket and bring it to a machine shop to press out the old one and press in the new one. It takes me about an hour to pull the bracket, and I need to at least slip the serpentine belt off the pulleys, because you have to push back the alternator. But if it's combined with a serpentine belt and/or idler/tensioner pulley replacement, it's not a lot of extra work. And even if it were done alone, the extra 90 minutes (60 to remove, 30 to install) is a lot better than the nightmare a jammed bushing provides.
Give it a try with the tool, but if things go bad, don't panic - simply remove the tool, and remove the bushing and take it to a machine shop.
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