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Originally Posted by Flojo
??? I have not understood yet where the problem is.
place jack under enginge, some wood and secure engine.
loosen center bolts of engine mounts. retreive bolts.
now loosen both screws of mount. retreive mount.
replace backward logic.
job is done in 10 minutes.
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Guess I was having a hard time explaining myself, let me try again this morning.
I have on hand new motor mounts and a new cross bar, which I would like to install. Is there enough clearance to install the cross bar without dropping the engine?
The reason I want to install the new cross bar is that the original has started to bend from trying to remove the large bolt that goes through the motor mount and is threaded into the cross bar. I have tried unsuccessfully (PB blaster, impact wrench, breaker bar, blocking to try to support the crossbar...) to get these 2 large bolts to loosen, and anticipate having to cut the ends off the cross bar to remove the original engine mounts.
I'm fine with cutting the ends off the original bar, as I have an upgraded bar to go in, but need to know if there s sufficient clearance to get it into place without an engine or partial engine drop. I'll run old mounts ans a slightly bent bar for this weekend if I need to, but if I can confirm that I can slip the new bar into place with the motor in, I would prefer to do that before our road trip.
thanks,
Simon