drivers side motor mount

[maty111]

got a bad drivers side motor mount. well i dont know if the passenger side is bad. im just installing a cheap autozone mount for now till i drop the new motor in, then ill go solids.

so is it possible to remove the drivers side motor mount with the motor still in the truck? I have removed the long bolt holding the frame pad and the rubber mount. and i have removed the motor/rubber bolt, upper right bolt.

how do i get to the other two bolts? do i need to pull the engine out? do i need to drop the front axle? the first two bolt came out pretty painless, got to this point within a half hour.

matt

 

[gjp]

Re: drivers side motor mount

theres a thread on here from don w. heres the link http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=44832

The drivers side usualy go first. If you are in there might as well put a solid in there. The solids are easier to install.

 

[Don W.]

Re: drivers side motor mount

Others have said you can get it with different wrenches but for all the time and trouble what I ended up doing was this:

By removing the two front support bolts to the front dif it will rotate down and give good access to that top bolt. The two bolts in question have nuts on them INSIDE the frame rail. A box wrench will go up there and hold them as you remove the bolt, just don't drop them.:2cents:

Do a search, lots of posts on this.