Front

Front Engine Mount Removal and Installation Procedure

Note: The front engine support insulators are located on each side of the cylinder block. These procedures apply to either a RH or LH cylinder block (6010) installation. When self-locking (adhesive on threads) mounting bolts and nuts are removed, they must be replaced with new self-locking bolts and nuts. Prior to installing the new self-locking mounting bolts, the hardened residual bolt adhesive must be removed from the engine block bosses with an M10 x 1.5 bottoming tap.

Front Engine Support Insulators:

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove engine cover assembly.
3. Remove air cleaner outlet tube to the engine air cleaner.
4. Install Rotunda Engine Lifting Bracket set.
5. Install Three Bar Engine Support D88L-6000-A or equivalent to engine lifting brackets and support engine.

Caution: Raise engine carefully so as not to damage lines and hoses at rear of engine.

6. Raise vehicle on hoist.
7. Remove front engine support insulator through bolts.
8. Remove any accessory and oil cooler line retaining clips from front engine support insulators.
9. Remove front anti-lock brake wire harness from body and front sub-frame retainers.
10. Remove steering coupling pinch bolt.
11. separate steering coupling from lower steering column shaft (3B676).
12. Support LH front suspension lower arm (3079) and RH front suspension lower arm and remove front strut through bolt. Separate struts front front suspension lower arms.
13. Slowly lower front suspension lower arms until hanging freely.
14. Support front sub-frame with jackstands.
15. Remove eight front sub-frame retaining bolts.
16. Slowly lower front sub-frame to gain access to front engine support insulators.
17. Remove bolts retaining front engine support insulators.
18. To install, reverse removal procedures. Align sub-frame as outlined. Tighten front engine support insulators to engine bolts and studs to 53 - 71 Nm ( 40 - 53 lb ft ). Tighten front sub-frame bolts to 34 46 Nm ( 89 - 118 lb ft ). Tighten front tension strut to front suspension lower arm bolts to 120 - 160 Nm ( 89 - 118 lb ft ). Tighten steering coupling pinch bolt to 28 - 40 Nm ( 21 - 30 lb ft ). Tighten front engine support insulator through bolts to 47 - 63 Nm ( 35 - 46 lb ft ).
19. Check front end alignment. Adjust if necessary.