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Engine mounts "tips" on replacing

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Engine mounts "tips" on replacing

Post by flak »

Does anyone know how to replace engine mounts on an hilux LN106. I would look in my user manual however i have justed moved and i cant find it and need to fix it. Can someone please give me some tips
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Post by pig in shit »

undo old bolts on old engine mounts, put jack up car from the sump (place a block of wood in between sump and jack), take old mounts off, place new mounts in, lower jack, do up bolts.

although, some people run into problems like the motor not coming back down in line with the mounts, so a trick i have done in the past is to let the jack down and take it right out of the way, put handbrake on, start car and in 1st gear give it a few "pig roots" and hopefully it will fall into place.
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Post by vk7ybi »

...and not out of place..
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Post by beinthemud »

pig in shit wrote:undo old bolts on old engine mounts, put jack up car from the sump (place a block of wood in between sump and jack), take old mounts off, place new mounts in, lower jack, do up bolts.

although, some people run into problems like the motor not coming back down in line with the mounts, so a trick i have done in the past is to let the jack down and take it right out of the way, put handbrake on, start car and in 1st gear give it a few "pig roots" and hopefully it will fall into place.
Hopefully not out through the bonnet with the gearbox attached,
Prybar works alittle better
i Have also done one at a time
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Post by flak »

I was always told that you dont lift anything from under the sump because of the chance of crushing the sump. Thanks for the tips guys
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Post by pig in shit »

flak wrote:I was always told that you dont lift anything from under the sump because of the chance of crushing the sump. Thanks for the tips guys
hence the block of timber
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Post by beinthemud »

flak wrote:I was always told that you dont lift anything from under the sump because of the chance of crushing the sump. Thanks for the tips guys
Timber should protect as stated but theres allways a risk that it could fall off and the jack go through the sump how ever small that is, Block and tackle or engine crane is the other way
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Post by GO79 »

dont buy aftr market i went through 3 untill i decided not to be a tight ass and buy genuine
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Post by beinthemud »

GO79 wrote:dont buy aftr market i went through 3 untill i decided not to be a tight ass and buy genuine

:shock: you went to the wrong place then mate .
ive had the same aftermarket one 4yrs and 3 engine rebuilds(idiot mechanics not doing there jobs)
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Post by hilux79 »

I'll second not buying aftermarket mounts. I had one damage the alternator cause of the shape of it.
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Post by beinthemud »

Geepers were are you guys buying your parts from the wreckers/supercheap/repco
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Post by GO79 »

beinthemud wrote:
GO79 wrote:dont buy aftr market i went through 3 untill i decided not to be a tight ass and buy genuine

:shock: you went to the wrong place then mate .
ive had the same aftermarket one 4yrs and 3 engine rebuilds(idiot mechanics not doing there jobs)
you must not drive you 4x4 hard enough then

t;)
they did look to be made pretty shitty and were 1/3 ish of the genuine price
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