Probably answered 1000 times in the past...

Today I put my Meyle engine mounts in and the old ones weren't as bad as I thought they were.

First off, I did not need to remove the oil filter to get the passenger side out, and it was quicker than the driver's side. I didn't remove the engine bracket either.

I just removed the bolts on the bottom bracket, the top nut (engine bracket) on the rubber mount, and jacked the engine and pulled it all out nicely. Replacement was very simple. The only specialty tool I used was a ratcheting 15mm wrench to get the nut off of the rubber mount up top.

Meanwhile, on the driver's side, I absolutely had to remove both the engine and crossmember brackets. The power steering lines were in the way to get at the rubber mount from below and I wasn't agile enough to get at the nut behind the engine bracket over there. No worries though. It didn't take long either.

I finished up by replacing the transmission mount. I removed the two long bolts that are integral to the transmission being sealed. I think I'd try to find a way to NOT do that if I did it again. I had ATF weeping out of the bottom so I worked fast. I removed the transmission crossmember to get easy access back there as well. All three mounts took me 1.5 hours which included my stubborn thinking that I didn't have to remove the driver's engine mount bracket.

However, my car pretty much behaves exactly the same. The engine shakes as much as it did prior to these new mounts. I'm surprised at how soft these Meyle mounts are. I never remember my 91 sedan shaking that much, but it must have.

I'm thinking that mounts made out of hockey pucks would be more up my alley ;-)

So, back to my question. When I get after it at low rpm in 2nd gear (say 15mph) I get driveline vibration. I assume my next suspects are the rear suspension bushings. The trailing arm bushings are all intact. They haven't ripped or fallen yet. My buddy sent my the tool I made several years ago, so I could change them out if I get ambitious. I just am worried that it wouldn't really do much to stop this vibration. I think maybe I'm just expecting smoothness where it ain't gonna happen. However, I feel the car wagging back there, so maybe all the bushings need to be R&Red.

Driver side old vs new:


Passenger side old vs new: