Thursday, November 18, 2010

CHANGING ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS???

how hard is too change my front and rear motor mounts on my nissan maxima 96???

what tools and equiptment do i need

and how to do i change them?

do i just lift the engine and unbolt the motor mount screws and then replace the motor mounts? or how?

thnkxCHANGING ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS???
I wish it were that simple but no..its not. You will have to pull the engine completely. You will need an engine hoist, masking tape, wrenches, sockets and a ratchet, and fluids..also wouldnt hurt having help from a mechanically inclined friend. Otherwise find a mechanic that is willing to help you out for cheap.CHANGING ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS???
dont write your title in capsCHANGING ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS???
You need a jack, preferably a trolley jack, a hard surface to work on, a nice soft piece of wood and the appropriate spanners/sockets. First put the handbrake on and chock the wheels of course. Slacken the top and bottom mounting bolts a bit. If the mounting is compressed from both sides and the engine doesn't hang from it then you can completely remove the nuts, but if it's bolts then only half undo them. Next, jack the engine up with the piece of wood on top of the jack as near to the mounting as possible, on a strong part of the engine or mounting arm if it has one, ensuring that the wood and the jack are stable together. Make sure that you allow enough space to operate your spanners around the jack. If possible position a second jack/axle stand and piece of soft wood to catch the engine in case your main jack collapses. You should be able to jack up the engine and undo the bolts, raising your safety support to keep up with it. Doing this you should be able to lift it enough to remove the broken mounting block and insert the new one. Reassembly is obviously the reverse of this operation - you must let the jacks down so that the engine can sit on it's mounting, otherwise you'll be lifting the car by it's engine when you tighten the bolts up. Before you start, ensure that no pipes or other parts will be damaged or trapped by lifting the engine, there's enough space on most models though.



If you're really unlucky though it'll be one of those stupid designs like Renault love where the cambelt goes through the engine mounting, most cars are fairly easy though - particularly rear wheel drive models and cheap old Ford Fiestas.CHANGING ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS???
you don,t need to pull the engine clean out. all you need to do is use a floor jack under the engine and just ordinary tools like a ratchet and sockets can change it.

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