MM & Pan Gasket Day 1:
Pan Gasket is on. The crossmember came out relatively easy and the mounts popped out. More on that later. Getting the oil pan off was a trip. The bolts in the front are a PITA but after much time, patience and an obnoxious amount of oil residue raining down, it came off, and it was disgusting.
I cleaned it up as best I could, but there's so much it's never going to be perfect. I fitted the new gasket, and on the 2nd try, got it to mount up without the gasket flopping off. Took a ton on the front bolts again, then got to the rest. The driver's side front corner bolt is still out right now. It's probably the most difficult to get in, and either the gasket is in the way, or I just can't push it high enough for the threads to catch. Either way, I want to punch it, so I called it for the night to regroup.
About the motor mounts, the new ones I got from Roger, they're the Volvo mounts. The old ones were perished.
What orientation are they supposed to be in exactly when bolting them into the MM brackets? Is there a way to make sure everything will stay lined up? Also, the safety hooks are not supposed to touch, correct? These new mounts seem taller than the others and the hooks actually keep the lower plate from sitting flush on the bottom of the mount.
Help me out! Thanks.