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Shop crane or floor jack with a board?
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 Post subject: Next up... Engine and trans mounts...
PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:44 am 
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Now that ive buttoned up the rear... (new shocks, springs, lower control arms, and a new set of bushings and the ball joint on the upper rear)... Today i Just ordered a full set of mounts from quadratech... I've changed the trans mount before so that's no problem. My question is... I've read where people have changed the engine mounts using either a shop crane from above, or a floor jack from below... Which would you prefer? Pros and cons of doing it either way??


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 Post subject: Re: Next up... Engine and trans mounts...
PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:53 am 
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Haha, Let's see, pros of doing it with floor jack with a board is that I have both those things, as opposed to a shop crane which I do not! Con's, I'd rather use the shop crane, you can maneuver easier. (So long as the hoods off.)

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 Post subject: Re: Next up... Engine and trans mounts...
PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:31 pm 
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Well, a crane/hoist from above means you'll need to remove the throttle body and intake manifold so you can bolt a lift chain to the block.

The factory service manual calls for a block of wood across the full width of the oil pan and jack it up from below.

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 Post subject: Re: Next up... Engine and trans mounts...
PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:24 pm 
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So I caved in and called my mechanic... He said he'd do it for a hundred bucks... I said DEAL! lol... Needless to say, thank the heavens I did it because looking at my old mounts... It's a small miracle that disaster didn't strike me! Each of the 3 mounts only had about 1/4 of an inch of the thick black rubber left connected... 2 out of 3 sides were completely sheared off!!! I'll add pics later but cheeeseandrice that was close!


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