Engine Torque Strut: Service and Repair

TORQUE STRUT

REMOVAL- UPPER





1. Remove bolts attaching upper torque strut to shock tower bracket and engine mount bracket (Fig. 92).
2. Remove timing belt front upper cover (if A/C equipped).
3. Remove the upper torque strut.

REMOVAL- LOWER
1. Raise vehicle on hoist.





2. Remove accessory drive belt splash shield (Fig. 93).





3. Remove pencil strut (Fig. 94).
4. Remove bolts attaching lower torque strut to crossmember and strut bracket (Fig. 94).
5. Remove lower torque strut.

INSTALLATION - UPPER
1. Position the upper torque strut into mounting location (Fig. 92).
2. Move torque strut aside (towards right fender) and install timing belt front upper cover (if A/C equipped).
3. Install the torque strut mounting bolts and perform the torque strut adjustment procedure.

INSTALLATION- LOWER
1. Position lower torque strut into mounting locations.
2. Install mounting bolts and perform torque strut adjustment procedure.
3. Install pencil strut and tighten nuts to 58 Nm (43 ft. lbs.) (Fig. 94).
4. Install accessory belt splash shield (Fig. 93) 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. Remove accessory drive belt splash shield (Fig. 93).
2. Remove pencil strut (Fig. 94).
3. Loosen the upper and lower torque strut attaching bolt at the suspension crossmember and shock tower bracket (Fig. 92).





4. The engine position may now be adjusted by positioning a suitable floor jack on the forward edge of the transmission bell housing (Fig. 95).

NOTE: The floor jack must be positioned as shown in (Fig. 95) to prevent minimal upward lifting of the engine.

5. With the engine supported, remove the upper and lower torque strut attachment bolt(s) at shock tower bracket and suspension crossmember (Fig. 92). 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.





6. Carefully apply upward force, allowing the upper engine to rotate rearward until the distance between the center of the rearmost attaching bolt on the engine mount bracket (point "A") and the center of the hole on the shock tower bracket (point "B") is 119 mm (4.70 inch) (Fig. 96).

CAUTION: The engine must be held in position with jack until both the upper and lower torque strut bolts are tightened.

7. With the engine held at the proper position, tighten both the upper and lower torque strut bolts to 115 Nm (85 ft. lbs.) (Fig. 92).
8. Remove the floor jack.
9. Install pencil strut and tighten nuts to 58 Nm (43 ft. lbs.) (Fig. 94).
10. Install accessory drive belt splash shield (Fig. 93).