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Re: Vertical Upper Motor Mount Replacement Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:08:34 In Reply to: Vertical Upper Motor Mount Replacement, Scott H., Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:56:39 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
When pressing out the old one, take your time to move things out of the way. Don't rush it. Depending on the year of the car, you may have to move the hose going to the FPR. Taking the old one out isn't a big hassle.
Putting the new one in is tricky. Make sure you have no burrs or high spots on either the bushing or the bracket it goes into. I recommend sticking the bushing into the freezer for a few hours to shrink it a little. BE VERY CAREFUL when putting the bushing in NOT to cock it any. It must be perfectly aligned going in. DON'T assume that if it goes in a little crooked, the tool will straighten it out. It won't. If the bushing starts to cock, back it out and start again. Otherwise you'll build up a berm on the inside of the soft aluminum bracket, and the bushing will not go in. The tool isn't that strong, and it will break.
I actually like to stick a rod through the bushing, stick the rod into a drill, and holding some sandpaper in a gloved hand, take off a few thousandths of an inch off the outside diameter of the bushing. It's not like it's going to flop around in there.
I say this because I've had some very bad experiences in pressing in the new bushing, as you may have gathered from the cautions and overuse of uppercase.
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