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Originally Posted by Fred E
For the engine mounts, I would suggest:
- remove the header
- unbolt the engine mounts from the frame on both sides
- use a floor jack and a piece of wood to lift one side of the engine from the block
- replace the engine mount on that side
- repeat for the other side
This would also overlap with the overpipe installation as you should move the overpipe into position while you're replacing the mounts on the passenger side. I would feel very uneasy about trying to jack the whole engine up to replace the both mounts at the same time because you would essentially be balancing the entire engine on one small jack point. In my opinion, it's much safer to do one side at a time and doing it that way should alleviate some of your concerns. |
That makes a lot of sense, actually. I suppose there is no reason to jack the entire engine up at once. I guess I just don't have enough understanding of the entire engine assembly to know how you can or can't move it in the engine bay. Twisting it seemed like not a good idea, but I suppose an inch or two won't hurt (no idea how much clearance is needed to remove the mounts.) I'm just terrified of over-stretching some harness/hose somewhere, or damaging the transmission mounts or something in the process.
My previous car to this was a 16 year old Outback with 286,000 miles... and while it was in relatively good shape, it was easy to break old, brittle bushings/hoses/things while working on it because they were so old - so that's probably part of where my apprehension comes from.