Best Way To Change Motor Mounts?

[Octafish]

I'm going to replace the left and right mount with new OEM's.

 

What is the best way?

Is there a way to get a bottle jack under the motor or pan flange  and do one side at a time?

Or do you have to use an engine hoist and lift from the top?

 

Any tips?

[Marcus2000monster]

Iv never done this but I would use a cherry picker from the top and workbthem out that way.

[Blueox01]

51 minutes ago, Octafish said:

I'm going to replace the left and right mount with new OEM's.

 

What is the best way?

Is there a way to get a bottle jack under the motor or pan flange  and do one side at a time?

Or do you have to use an engine hoist and lift from the top?

 

Any tips?

You can buy urethane bushings and have the centers pushed out of the OEM brackets probably cheaper if you have a machine shop close.

[Marcus2000monster]

1 minute ago, Blueox01 said:

You can buy urethane bushings and have the centers pushed out of the OEM brackets probably cheaper if you have a machine shop close.

OX how do you like your rv275, edge ez combo? 

 

[Mopar1973Man]

Bottle jack and one side at time would be me. Unbolt the mount from the engine and pull them up.

[Octafish]

I'm thinking the bottle jack as well.

My biggest concern is a safe spot to put the pressure without deforming the pan or gasket.

 

I do appreciate everyone's input on this!

26 minutes ago, Blueox01 said:

You can buy urethane bushings and have the centers pushed out of the OEM brackets probably cheaper if you have a machine shop close.

I thought about that but found some new OEM's.

[Blueox01]

1 hour ago, Marcus2000monster said:

OX how do you like your rv275, edge ez combo? 

 

I love the combo, I also had a Hypertech programmer that was in conjunction with the EZ so according to both their advertised HP increase of 60hp a piece really pulled great.

[trreed]

1 hour ago, Blueox01 said:

I love the combo, I also had a Hypertech programmer that was in conjunction with the EZ so according to both their advertised HP increase of 60hp a piece really pulled great.

That's not how stacking CANBus programmers works.  You had the EZ overriding the Hypertech's ECM flash.  Still just 60 hp.

 

2 hours ago, Octafish said:

I'm thinking the bottle jack as well.

My biggest concern is a safe spot to put the pressure without deforming the pan or gasket.

Putting a 2x4 or 2x6 horizontally under the sump should allow you to transfer the loading to both sides of the pan.  Or a vertical 2x4 pushing up on the bolts.  But that could get sketchy.

[Tom Robarts]

I bought the urethane inserts from Geno's, you have to remove the old rubber and steel from inside the mounts then they just push through.  

I was installing a reman at the time so it was easy access to remove.