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Oct 24, 2004 | 12:05 PM

Richard Cooper

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Motor Mounts

Can anyone tell me how hard it will be to change the motor mounts in a 1981 coupe? Must I disconnect anything or is there enough "slop" on everything to just jack up the motor enough to slip out the old ones and slip in the new ones? Thanks in advance.

Oct 24, 2004 | 12:35 PM

zwede

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I changed the mounts on my 71 BB recently and it was easy. You want to remove the distributor cap in case the engine tilts back enough to force it into the firewall. Otherwise, just jack the engine up, swap mounts and let it back down. Piece of cake. I lifted the engine under the oilpan with a big piece of wood between the jack and the pan to spread the load.

Oct 24, 2004 | 01:12 PM

Richard Cooper

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Zwede,
Thanks, did you have to disconnect the tranny from the engine? Can I just jack them up together? Thanks again. Have a good weekend.

Oct 24, 2004 | 01:24 PM

Paul L

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Richard,
Just do as Zwede said. You don't need a lot of clearance to slip them out.

Oct 24, 2004 | 02:25 PM

zwede

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Zwede,
Thanks, did you have to disconnect the tranny from the engine? Can I just jack them up together? Thanks again. Have a good weekend.

Nope, didn't have to disconnect anything.

Oct 24, 2004 | 05:40 PM

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Did mine today, had to remove the fan. When I jacked the up, the fan hit the shroud. After that, no problem.

Joe

Oct 24, 2004 | 06:52 PM

Richard Cooper

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Thanks for all the replys. Its sure nice to know that there is a great place to go to get help. Thanks again.

Oct 24, 2004 | 09:35 PM

terry82

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i put a new poly motor mount in my 82 this year [drivers side ]no ,i did not have to disconnect anything .i did have some trouble getting everything to align back up .not hard just took time.