Bl*&dy engine mount bolts stuck

[Dutch24V 0]

I can't undo the 2 engine mounts from the top nuts, so was wondering if I can undo the allen bolts underneath them instead?

 

If so, is it an 8mm allen socket I need for both??

 

Dutch

[Taggart 0]

Front mount? Think you need to undo both top and bottom. Why can't you undo it?

[Dutch24V 0]

..both engine mounts.

 

The one at the front by the rad. is stuck and I don't have enough leverage room to shift it, and the one below the abs pump is a b&stard to get at. There is an allen bolt underneath each mount, so was thinking I could just undo these as they're easier to get at!?

 

I only need to jack the engine up by 3 inches or so so I can change the water pump.

 

Dutch

[Taggart 0]

The rear mount I undid with about 4 extensions on my socket, front I just got my arm stuck in and eventually got it undone. Get some plusgas/wd40 on it.

 

The rear mount has a nut on top, then you get to the real bit you have to undo.

[Taggart 0]

the rear mount looks kinda like this right?

[Dutch24V 0]

...so I have to undo the top allen bolt (it looks like an allen bolt in that photo), then undo the main bolt on the rear mount?

 

I'm following this:

 

6. Remove the hex bolt for the front motor mount with an 8mm allen wrench.

 

7. Remove the 13mm nut from the top of the passenger side back

motor mount. It just holds a little bracket on. Stuff the bracket

and trailing wires in the corner out of the way.

 

8. From your two sets of extensions (usually 4 extensions in each set)

hook together a bunch of the intermediate lengths, and stick the

deep socket 16mm on the end. (2 3/4 lengths and 2 half is about right)

Feed it down to the passenger motor mount bolt and take it out.

It's *soooo* nice to work with the extensions so that your socket

driver is about even with the rain gutter instead of busting

your knuckles way down below the intake..

 

9. Hook up the two long extensions with the wobbly end one at the bottom.

Stand by the driver side fender, feed the 17mm shallow socket down

underneath the coolant resevoir and ABS brake lines and stick it on

the driver side motor mount bolt with your left hand, and keep your

hand there. With your right hand stick the extensions down as close

to the coolant resevoir and firewall as you can get and feed it down

and through the brake lines. You'll find that it slips between two

of the 4 brake lines and hits the socket at an angle. That's what

the wobbly end is for. It'll snap right into place. Remove the

driver side motor mount bolt. Leave the socket and extensions in

place. This is why I end up with two super long extension sets. The

driver side is such a pain normally, I just leave the extension and

socket there while I work on the engine.

[Dutch24V 0]

...I did find a while back a good how-to on this with pictures too, but now I need it can't find it anymore!!

 

Anyone know a link??

[Taggart 0]

Are your ABS and coolant resevoir in the same place as mine?

[GIXXERUK 0]

http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16418

 

i used a few extention bars to undo the front, the rear has a 13mm bolt iirc holding the bracket on the top of the mount

 

on the front you could undo the allen bolt which would split the mount

[Taggart 0]

After which I think I used a 16mm spark plug socket to undo the proper bolt.

[Dutch24V 0]

xbones, yes they are.

 

Ok, thanks guys. Just got back from buying some longer socket extensions so will carry on tomorrow.

 

Cheers,

Dutch

[Dutch24V 0]

Well, finally changed the water pump/belt & tensioner yesterday and what a difference. A lot quieter and she idles much smoother. I think the bearing was so shot that the resistance was effecting the idle too.

 

I was actually trying to undo the wrong engine mount btw - the one under the coolant reserviour :oops:

...I had to remove the one by the lambda of course, which is very easy to get at on a LHD motor as the ABS pump is on the other side. Doh...

 

Dutch