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Re: 91 9kt upper motor mount bushings Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:28:26
In Reply to: 91 9kt upper motor mount bushings, Devin [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:35:57
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The first piece of good news is that you can take off the upper mount and nothing happens. No, you can't drive that way, but you don't need any particular bracing, jacks, scaffolding. The engine won't fall over.
The bad news is that when you take off the mount, you get only one bushing mounted in the dogbone. The other one remains on the engine.
Here are the two right ways to proceed, followed by the ones many people have used.
Unbolt the bushing mounted on the engine. This requires removing the alternator, or at least unbolting it enough to move out of the way to access the bushing mount bolts. Take the dogbone and engine-side bushing mount to a machine shop and have them press out the old ones on an arbor press. I believe you can put in the two-piece units without a press.
Right way #2 - get the bushing removal tool. eEuroparts sells it for about $80, last time I priced it. Take off the dogbone, stick it in a vise, and use the tool to press out the old bushing. You can use the tool to press out the old bushing on the engine-side mount while it remains in the car. No need to remove it. Install the two-piece mounts as before.
No tool and don't want to spend the time pulling the alternator? Take off the dogbone as before, and stick it in a vise. Thread a fine metal cutting hacksaw blade through the gap in bushing rubber, hook up the hacksaw frame again, and CAREFULLY cut a slot in the bushing, until it just hits the mount. Repeat about 20 degrees away, and again at the opposite side. You want to avoid chewing up the inside of the mount. Use a screwdriver or drift to knock out the 20 degree piece. Now, the pieces should drop out. Do the same for the one on the engine, while it's mounted on the engine.
If you're using stock (1 piece) replacement bushings (which you aren't), I heartily recommend Right Way #1. I've had bad luck with the tool getting the new bushings to go in right. Again, this shouldn't impact you.
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