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Offline jimk04

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lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
« on: May 04, 2012, 10:24:43 am »
Been looking into changing my lower engine mount and have read it is a subframe off job, and that it also is possible to do it without needing an alignment.

What are peeps  experience of this? Is it a hellish job?!
Isn't the steering rack mounted on the crossmember....sounds nasty!
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Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2012, 10:36:16 pm »
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Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2012, 10:45:20 pm »
are you wanting to change the full lower engine mount? i.e. the on in the subframe if so it needs pressing out/pushing out the old one and pushing in the new one
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Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2012, 08:02:42 pm »
Thats the one - although will be changing it for a Vibratechnics job so will be easier to fit that an OE one.

Just wondered if anyone of us mortals had tackled it on a driveway with a jack and some axle stands!
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Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2012, 08:05:34 pm »

Fair play to you for yet more DIY Jim
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Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2012, 08:09:57 pm »
I did it recently but my mate has a two post lift in his garage so I cheated  :grin:.

Can't see why you couldn't do it off axle stands as long as you can get your upper body comfortably under, and maybe enough room to crack of the bolts with a breaker bar.

I found it a right pain in the arse pressing the new ones in (OEM).
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Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2012, 07:17:44 am »
Cheers Mike! :happy2:

Its the actual removal of the subframe that bothers me, not the pressing in of the new one as I will be going for a Vibratechnics job anyway.

Thinking about getting some made up if I can fathom it all out - need a spare subframe to play with mind - some on ebay cheap enough.
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