YOUR RESEARCHRemoving Front Motor Mount
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So here it is, the factory manual says just remove three of these bolts and loosen the fourth. "37. Remove engine mounting by unscrewing the three hexagon-head bolts (M10 x 120) and the hexagon-head bolt (M10 x 80). Only loosen the left upper hexagon-head bolt (M10 x 120); the hexagon-head bolt can be unscrewed after the engine mounting has been removed." BUT - when you loosen the aforementioned bolts, there is a surprise bonus torx cap screw... Anyone dealt with this yet?
I don't recall that being removed during my engine swap, just the main bolts, but maybe I missed that happening or something while uploading pics.
Ken, They should have swapped this from your original motor to the newer motor. I want to remove it to make the reinstall easier with my lift.
Are you sure the torx bolt actually attaches the mount to the engine? Maybe it just holds pieces of the mount together, or maybe it's actually on the engine and not part of the mount. But, if you have to take that torx bolt out, it looks like you need to remove the two transverse bolts that go through the rubber so you can drop the "cradle" (the part of the mount that attaches to the body).
For future reference, yes that torx bolt needs to be removed.
Had the same problem when I removed mine about 30k ago. A good deal of time later I found this and removed it. The mount could then be removed.
Here are some photos in my article on installing a sport engine mount. Sport Engine Mount - Articles The offending bolt may be used to keep the mount assembly aligned before attaching to the engine
sorry for bring this back up, so do you just lower the engine more, loosen and remove the 2 transverse bolts that go through the rubber mount so you can drop the lower "cradle/carrier" I was doing this over the weekend but worried to lower the engine more, looks like is possible but I was worried thanks
I asked FF, they said just lower and tilt to the engine left so you can get those 2 long bolts out then remove the lower carrier. I will try this weekend
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