motor mount replacement time line
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 11,022
Likes: 71
From: Southern Utah
Official time will be 2:00 to 10:30. 
Then minus the doggie runs and the trip to Lowes, about an hour... 
so 7.5 hours to change motor mounts Mr. Owl...... 
Does the car feel different. Why, Yes it does. I still have very very slight vib between 4-5000 rpm but it goes away at 5 and it is VERY slight. Was it worth it, Yes, the over all vibration damening is huge
Notes:
The air impact saved a good hour.
I had to mod the mounts ever so slightly to get the "hook" thingys to sit flush on the mount
I really took my time. this was not a rush job
I am very dirty right now
My hands are sore
My fingers are sore
My neck is sore
How hard is this job from 1-10, about a 4. Its just a PITA
You could do this job with no air tools.. But i would not suggest it unless you have the stamina of a 24 year old.
Then minus the doggie runs and the trip to Lowes, about an hour... so 7.5 hours to change motor mounts Mr. Owl...... Does the car feel different. Why, Yes it does. I still have very very slight vib between 4-5000 rpm but it goes away at 5 and it is VERY slight. Was it worth it, Yes, the over all vibration damening is huge
Notes:
The air impact saved a good hour.
I had to mod the mounts ever so slightly to get the "hook" thingys to sit flush on the mount
I really took my time. this was not a rush job
I am very dirty right now
My hands are sore
My fingers are sore
My neck is sore
How hard is this job from 1-10, about a 4. Its just a PITA
You could do this job with no air tools.. But i would not suggest it unless you have the stamina of a 24 year old.
Last edited by Shark Attack; Aug 5, 2007 at 09:28 AM.
Under the Lift
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 18,648
Likes: 52
From: Buckeye, AZ
I guess you had no reason to do the pan gasket even though the pan is exposed. That adds a few hours to the usual job. I did my PG and MMs w/o power tools, and I did have to stop a few times and rest my arms. Anyway, congrats on a speedy completion. Agreed it is not hard, just nasty, especially on your back with the car only 14 inches above you.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,763
Likes: 124
From: London, UK
Originally Posted by Shark Attack
You could do this job with no air tools.. But i would not suggest it unless you have the stamina of a 24 year old.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 11,022
Likes: 71
From: Southern Utah
Originally Posted by UKKid35
If you taper the horizontal bolts that locate the cross-member you shouldn't have any problems reffitting it.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 11,022
Likes: 71
From: Southern Utah
Originally Posted by Bill Ball
I guess you had no reason to do the pan gasket even though the pan is exposed. That adds a few hours to the usual job. I did my PG and MMs w/o power tools, and I did have to stop a few times and rest my arms. Anyway, congrats on a speedy completion. Agreed it is not hard, just nasty, especially on your back with the car only 14 inches above you.
Yeah, my PG is not leaking at all.... and i mean at all.. not even a seep. So i wasnt about to touch it.... you wait it will be leaking by next season!
