Hey everybody. I am going to be replacing my engine mounts because one of them is cracked. I have read the haynes manual, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice. My plan is as follows:
1.) Put the front wheels on ramps
2.) Disconnect the negative battery terminal
3.) Put a jack w/ a piece of wood (I don't know what size to use) under the engine
4.) Unbolt the mounts
5.) jack it up some more, and take out the mounts and install new ones.
6.) lower the engine, and tighten the bolts

Good? Any suggestions? Thanks for the feedback!

http://www.homestead.com/volvo2/240mount.html

I used a Floor Jack on the Bellhousing and I used a small 2x6 and a floor jack on the front crank. The stabilizer bar sticks down too far for the 2x4 unless you have a little bottle jack that can sneak past it.

Before jacking anything, I took off the 3 nuts attaching the lower bracket to the Frame. Then jack to take the weight off. You do not need to jack it up so high as to get the studs on that lower bracket clear of the Frame.
unbolt the three bolts on the upper bracket to the Block and lift the whole assembly up and away from the block.

PS do one side at a time...much easier to line up the Motor

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'75 Jeep CJ5 345Hp ChevyPwrd, two motorcycles, '85 Pickup: The '89 Volvo is the newest vehicle I own. it wasn't Volvos safety , it was Longevity that sold me

OK, let's tweak/add a bit to your list:


1.) Put the front wheels on ramps OK. Good start.

2.) Disconnect the negative battery terminal Good idea.

Add this step - do an oil filter (and maybe oil, too) change now, mount job is much easier with the filter out of the way. Consider checking the alternator brushes condition while you're in the neighborhood.

3.) Put a jack w/ a piece of wood (I don't know what size to use) under the engine Use a bottle jack, put it to lift the front of the engine, block it up with 2x4 blocks, Don't lift it much at all. 1/8 inch or so.


4.) Unbolt the mounts. Mounts have upper bracket, top mount bolt, bottom mount bolt, lower bracket. Loosen the top mount bolt. Loosen the upper bracket bolts. Go under. Remove the bottom bracket bolts.


5.) jack it up some more, and take out the mounts and install new ones. Jack up the engine a bit more, just enough to get the weight off the mount. Get a 1/8 inch clearance between the bottom bracket and the cross member. Go topside. Remove the upper bracket bolts, and take out the mount with both brackets as one unit. Assemble it with the new mount, tighten the bottom mount bolt now. Install.

6.) lower the engine, and tighten the bolts Do the lower bracket bolts, leave quite loose. Go topside and put in the upper bracket bolts. Tighten them and tighten the top mount bolt. Go under and tighten the bottom bracket bolts. Install new oil filter. Lower engine and start clean-up.

7.) Have a lot of GoJo handy. Put old newspapers on ground before starting job. Easier to clean off road dirt/grease stuff afterwards.

See how this goes for you.

Good Luck,

Bob

:>)

I post this suggestion so often I probably sound like a broken record...

A gear wrench makes working with the mount nuts so much easier. It's not necessary, but saves a lot of time (and maybe some cussing) working in the spaces where your ratchet wont clear. The size I used to do the job was 17mm, but it's probably wise to measure your own.

I used a floor jack with a 2x4 under the crank pulley to jack up the engine, if you do this, be careful, the engine could rock and pinch your hand.

If you'd like to fabricate a lift for this job, probably more stable, look here.

http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/SpecialTools.htm#EngineLiftandSupport

The hook goes through the front lift eye, bolted to the head just above the distributor.

Good luck.

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Jim - '92 Red 245 191K, and sometimes an '85 245 275K

Thats about it! Good luck.