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which mounts can i safely change without supporting the engine?
i assume the top passenger, rear and gearbox mounts i'll have to support with a jack + plywood but what about the bottom torque mounts?
is there anything to speed up the curing of sikaflex? few days is just a little too much for me
torque mounts and the rear engine mount can be removed w/o supporting the engine using jack
Your changing the Rear one aye? Then i would sugguest taking off the torque mounts, which helps the engine move backward and forward so you can remove the rear engine bracket.
So rear mount plus the torque mounts would be fine. Engine won't be needed to be supported by a jack.
nah i checked the rear one and theres no cracks that i know of, it seems like my passenger torque mount is cracked(will be replacing it from my ek4 and 'repairing' the broken one with some ES inserts)
also the passenger top engine mount is cracked too(the rubber has actually twisted and a part of the top has spun(will have to provide pictures to describe it properly)
also can i just repair my passenger top engine mount with sikaflex 252? i got a tube here and willing to give it a shot
anyone happen to have a guide to remove the engine mounts? can't seem to find one that shows how to remove the gearbox and passenger top mount
just an update, the lower passenger torque mounts just totally busted itself and hanging on by a thread
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/6...ountux5.th.jpg
thats the top of the passenger mount, possible to just fill up with some sikaflex?
you could, but it wouldnt fill evenly.
guess i could just get a replacement for that particular one, hope its not too expensive
broken passenger torque mount hanging by a thread!
take it out, then sickaflex it. dont sikaflex it with it still in.
but you should do the others soon. The sikaflex is a harder compound and with spread further stress on the other softer mounts.
nah i was planning to take it out to sikaflex the top passenger mount(have to get the liquid and shit out too apparently?)
i got some ES inserts which i'll be using on the broken torque mount :)
actually could these two mounts be the cause of my shuddering on take off?
fair enough, i only have the old style plasic ones, no liquid fill.
Andy from akmotorworks was nice enough to fill my mounts for me when he did my clutch.
Yeah shuddering can be cause from a rooted engine mount.
What mounts are you planning on doing???
not sure yet but i got some ES inserts for the two torque and rear mount
might just do the top passenger and gearbox mount with some sikaflex