Replaced motor mounts-two issues

[winfred]

i just did a 95 530s motor mounts today it's a fun job, in usa cars i noticed that unbolting the abs pump and lifting it a few inches helped with hitting the left 17mm nut with the 3' of extension and swivel socket, that was a sadistic bastard that designed that position

hey russell, thanx for the info. i did it on the weekend. what a bitch of a job, but im sure itll only take half an hour next time. i had only 2 mounts.as for the 5401 the site u sent me to said that the ezhaust needed dropping. not so. otherwise it was great. 10 mm spanner gets under the back nuts easy enough with only a bit of cursing. mounts were about $30 au ea.

[tim s]

it was easy & straight forward. i had a garage with tools and a lift to do it in, but i do not remember having to move the abs pump to undo the driver side.
i did use a 3' extension & a socket with integrated swivel.
my mounts were torn & the fan was hitting the shroud under load.
tim s.

[mattyb]

did they appear ok when doing an inspection. mine feel ok, look ok but i wonder?

[callen]

I just did my 530 as well......on drivers side was able to move Brake Fluid Resevoir out of the way....used shallow 6 pt swivel then lots of extensions, could just get to top nut...became religious and it broke free....no problems getting motor mounts out after lifting engine enough..was tight though...

[uscharalph]

I like that: "became religious and it broke free."