Engine Torque Strut: Service and Repair

TORQUE STRUT

REMOVAL

UPPER TORQUE STRUT





1. Remove bolts attaching strut to shock tower bracket and engine mount bracket (Fig. 102).
2. Remove the upper torque strut.

LOWER TORQUE STRUT
1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove accessory drive belt splash shield.





3. Remove pencil .strut (Fig. 101).
4. Remove bolts attaching lower strut to crossmember and strut bracket (Fig. 102).
5. Remove lower torque strut.

INSTALLATION

UPPER TORQUE STRUT
1. Position the upper torque strut into mounting locations (Fig. 102).
2. Install the mounting bolts and perform the torque strut adjustment procedure.

LOWER TORQUE STRUT
1. Position lower torque strut into mounting locations (Fig. 102).
2. Install mounting bolts and perform torque strut adjustment procedure.
3. Install pencil strut (Fig. 101).
4. Install accessory drive belt splash shield and lower vehicle.

ADJUSTMENTS
ENGINE TORQUE STRUT ADJUSTMENT
The upper and lower torque struts need to be adjusted together to assure proper engine positioning and engine mount loading. Whenever a torque strut bolt(s) is loosened, this procedure must be performed.
1. Loosen the upper and lower torque strut attaching bolt at the suspension crossmember and shock tower bracket.





2. The engine position may now be adjusted by positioning a suitable floor jack on the forward edge of the transmission bell housing (Fig. 103).

NOTE: The floor jack must be positioned as shown in (Fig. 103) to prevent minimal upward lifting of the engine.

3. With the engine supported, remove the upper and lower torque strut attachment bolt(s) at shock tower bracket and suspension crossmember (Fig. 102). Verify that the torque struts are free to move within the shock tower bracket and crossmember. Reinstall the torque strut bolt(s), but do not tighten.





4. Carefully apply upward force, allowing the upper engine to rotate rearward until the distance between the center of the rearmost attaching stud on the engine mount bracket (point "A") and the center of the hole for the washer hose clip on the shock tower bracket (point "B") is 119 mm (4.70 inch) (Fig. 104).
5. With the engine held at the proper position, tighten both the upper and lower torque strut bolts to 118 Nm (87 ft. lbs.) (Fig. 102).
6. Remove the floor jack.