markus
11-25-2006, 09:03 PM
well today i decided to start replacing my engine and tranny mounts. I figured id start with the tranny mounts since well, i figure they cant be that hard right?
let me jsut say at 124k they are toast. They are like the ones you see on bmwe34.net where the tops broke off the rest of the mount, and the mounts are smooshed up. I had a hell of a time removing them and just took a drill to the middle of it and the tops fell off and I salvaged the nuts but theyre kinda beat up too. When reintalling i put the new mounts in and tightened the top nuts because I didnt see how its possible to tighten them up when the bracket is back in place and the 02 sensors are hooked up. I just finger tightened the bottom nuts and jacked the tranny back up and now the bracket holes wont line up with the body. What gives? I called it a day because I had been trying to do them since 3 this afternoon. Tommorow im going to do the engine mounts and be done with it. God knows what they will look like.
let me jsut say at 124k they are toast. They are like the ones you see on bmwe34.net where the tops broke off the rest of the mount, and the mounts are smooshed up. I had a hell of a time removing them and just took a drill to the middle of it and the tops fell off and I salvaged the nuts but theyre kinda beat up too. When reintalling i put the new mounts in and tightened the top nuts because I didnt see how its possible to tighten them up when the bracket is back in place and the 02 sensors are hooked up. I just finger tightened the bottom nuts and jacked the tranny back up and now the bracket holes wont line up with the body. What gives? I called it a day because I had been trying to do them since 3 this afternoon. Tommorow im going to do the engine mounts and be done with it. God knows what they will look like.