Help with Engine mount

[Ray1031]

I decided to replace the snub and engine mounts today, well I was able to get the snub mount and driver's side mount replaced but I couldn't get the passenger's side off, basically because of the tightness of the space I couldn't get the top nut off. I purchased a set of stubby wrenches, tried a crow wrench to no avail. After 3 freaking hours I gave up and put everything back together.

To those of you who have successfully done this please give me some ideas pointers.



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[james12lucy]

Stubby ratchet wrench, liberal amounts of PB Blaster, and some time from underneath. You might be able to get on it from the top if you remove the airbox and heatshield.

If that doesn't work, just buy another nut and grind it off...

[Schweini]

The airbox being out of there definitely helps a ton

You'll need a stubby 13mm open wrench. I literally sat there forever doing 1/4 turns on that nut. Wd-40 it to ease it along.

My fat hand looked like a latex glove after someone blows in it, afterwards. Its painful but doable.

PS: I attacked it from above, and I also used a block of wood and lifted the engine from the oil pan. I raised it just a little bit (1/2") to get some extra clearance and the tension off

[Okedokey]

As per other thread, they aren't tight. Just use a stubby, ratchet ringy. I ended up however grinding it off with a dremel. Makes it much quicker. Need another 10mm (i think) nut to replace it with.

[konarider94]

Take the airbox out and bend the heat shield out of the way under the turbo to get to the top nut. The heat shield are pretty flexible. You can push it back into place after.

I think I also took off the lower nut and snub mount first and then jacked up the engine to get a little more room. Its been a while so details are fuzzy.

[krewbrew]

Take the airbox out and bend the heat shield out of the way under the turbo to get to the top nut. The heat shield are pretty flexible. You can push it back into place after.

I think I also took off the lower nut and snub mount first and then jacked up the engine to get a little more room. Its been a while so details are fuzzy.

I did all of that as well. In the end I accessed it from under the car though, not from up top. I ended up cutting off the end off of a 13mm ratchet wrench to make it shorter and then hitting it with a hammer and block of wood to break the nut free. I did not use this Stubby Flex-Head Combination Ratcheting Wrench http://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-Stu.../dp/B000HBAI5E, which is reportedly the right tool for the job. I probably would have been happier if I did.

[APR_Fast]

Yes i found it easier to attack from under the car as well but it's definitely one of those where you have to orient your body and arms to get access to the top nut.

[Ray1031]

Thanks for all the advice, got it done in 1 hr. As I tell my wife where there's a will there's a way.


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[Gotpsi2008]

I used a 13mm ratcheting end wrench with a swivel head and dropped the mount from underneath, wasn't bad, granted I also did the drivers side, snub, timing belt, water pump, turbo hoses, and trans mount all at the same time