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You don't need to support the engine. This bushing just controls the engine's front/back rocking. I clipped the following from my reply to another person asking about replacing the bushing recently.
Be careful when moving the brace out of the way once the bolt through your broken mount is removed. If you just try and shove it to the side or lift it up, you can tear the bushing that's in the firewall mount. Loosen the firewall bushing's bolt at the other end of the arm first.
Taking a hacksaw blade out of it's frame, passing it through the old bushing and putting it back in the frame will probably be the easiest way to get the bushing out on a non-turbo car. Mine's a turbo and the ducts are in the way. I ended up clamping the blade in a vice grip and working with short strokes. Lots of them. I had to cut the bushing in two places, tap out the small piece I'd cut with a small chisel, then the rest of it fell out.
The IPD bushing has a couple of arrows molded into it. They face the firewall. It's difficult to see the marks when you're lining everything up so highlight them with a sharpie or magic marker. Put the IPD bushing in place, reuse the old bolt and torque everything down. Easy. BTW, you can re-use the bolts.
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Erwin in Memphis, '95 855t
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