Difference between revisions of "Engine mount removal (O/S)"
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(New page: Lotuska method *Support the weight of the engine with a trolley jack. *Remove the long bolt that goes through the centre of the engine mount itself. See green arrow. *Gently jack the eng...) |
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*Support the weight of the engine with a trolley jack. | *Support the weight of the engine with a trolley jack. | ||
*Remove the long bolt that goes through the centre of the engine mount itself. See green arrow. | *Remove the long bolt that goes through the centre of the engine mount itself. See green arrow. | ||
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| + | [[Image:EngineMountRemovalFigure1+.jpg||Long bolt removed]] | ||
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| + | *Gently jack the engine up, not too much but far enough to make access to the 3×17mm bolts easier (taking care that no hoses, cables etc are over stretched). | ||
*Remove the 3×17mm bolts holding first part of the mount - a ratchet spanner makes life much easier. See blue arrows. | *Remove the 3×17mm bolts holding first part of the mount - a ratchet spanner makes life much easier. See blue arrows. | ||
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| + | [[Image:EngineMountRemovalFigure2+.jpg||Three bolts removed from first part of bracket]] | ||
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*Finally remove the allen key bolts using a hex bit with an 8mm racket spanner. | *Finally remove the allen key bolts using a hex bit with an 8mm racket spanner. | ||
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| + | [[Image:EngineMountRemovalFigure3.jpg||Allen bolt removal]] | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 11 July 2007
Lotuska method
- Support the weight of the engine with a trolley jack.
- Remove the long bolt that goes through the centre of the engine mount itself. See green arrow.
- Gently jack the engine up, not too much but far enough to make access to the 3×17mm bolts easier (taking care that no hoses, cables etc are over stretched).
- Remove the 3×17mm bolts holding first part of the mount - a ratchet spanner makes life much easier. See blue arrows.
- Finally remove the allen key bolts using a hex bit with an 8mm racket spanner.
