Planning on fitting my uprated engine mounts soon so anybody got good tips for this job.

 

Anybody

 

Neil - this should help, all the problems I had are included here....

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...asc&highlight=

 

Cheers mate hope to get them fitted this week so will let use know how i get on.

 

 

new mounts and shaft fitted today, not that a bad job just put the car on stands jacked up the motor and lowered the subframe. Now just all the messing to get the exhaust to stopp knocking again.

 

- nothing is easy!

 

had more joy than me then!!
did the turbo side one piece of cake, but as for the other, absolute bloody nightmare!! 2 attempts and still can't get to it!
even tried to drop the cradle but 2 of the 6 bolts are covered with brake pipes and the 2 on the top of the cradle i just can't seem to get to it!!
time to pay someone else to do the job me thinks!

 

I removed the boost pipe and managed to get to all the mount bolts on the passenger side, the brake pipes are in the way on the subframe but do clear if you bend them a bit. I managed to get my old mounts out complete but it was a tight fit. If your fitting vibatecnics mounts or similar just cut the thread on your old mount to get clearance then strip the new mount and put the bolt in from the bottom. Thought about this after i had fitted mine and prob would of been quicker.

 

nice one neil.
can i just confirm, the 6 bolts on the sub frame are the 4 from underneath, then theres 2 on the top side mounting the rack with tabs on?
is that the correct 6 ??
because if it is, how the hell do you get to the one on the turbo side?
can't seem to get any tool on it to enable me to undo it!!