Waded into the hydra's den yesterday. Pulled the fan shroud. Encoutered great difficulty removing the front mount's top 15mm nut. Broke a swivel socket on it. Soaked with ATF/Acetone and it finally gave with a loud CRACK! Really jack the motor up high getting the new one back in. The rear though was (and still is) a RPITA.
Top nut on it was also a bear + complicated by weird angles of both nut and turbo intake location. Wasted more than 1-1/2 hours just on this nut. Soaked with ATF/Acteone, went at it with two U-joints, separated by short extension + 15mm socket. Finally yielded, but felt very gummy wrenching it off. Discovered the lower mount bolt was missing! (Indy must have forgotten it when rack was replaced ~ 85,000mi?) The three 14mm bolts were also very, very tight. They CRACKED when they let go. Unable to remove the last (getting tired). More PITA getting the mount out, so out came the Sazall. I cut the stud off, then pried, swiveled, then something moved and it turned sideways and I was able extract it! By then I'd had enough for one day, plus it was 76°F and 100% humidity. Cold shower never felt better.
Car's still on jack stands & just one hurdle remains: Getting the new mount in.
1995, 850, GLT, Power Steering
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Update:
Just finished wrapping up the rear mount install. Geeze Louise....working from jack stands, on your back for this, is quite frustrating. I'm going to write up my experience on a new thread. Lots of things I learned. One point for Sawzall owners is to just cut the stud off to make getting it out easier OR just cut the thing in half across the equator BEFORE you loosen it. Makes removal easier, no fussing with "stuck nuts", allows one to "get on with it", not waste your time nor patience. You'll need both just for putting the new ones back in!
I did measure the new ones before installation. Quite a difference between new & old. The drvr side had really collapsed, torn & leaked out the bottom. New one was probably around 1.75 - 2" taller! The radiator mount was at least an inch, maybe 1.5", taller. Though shrunk, it hadn't collapsed to the degree the rear had. Needless to say, the sled engine is now sitting MUCH higher in her mounts than previously. She should be well clear of the port (drvr) side xnsmsn bumper.
Tomorrow will be a short day of reinstalling the intake, the fan/shroud, right wheel and cleaning off the grease marks. Then I'm looking forward to a Memorial Day road-trip to Fredericksburg, Tx to pay tribute to our vets and visit the Nimitz Museum.
Just finished wrapping up the rear mount install. Geeze Louise....working from jack stands, on your back for this, is quite frustrating. I'm going to write up my experience on a new thread. Lots of things I learned. One point for Sawzall owners is to just cut the stud off to make getting it out easier OR just cut the thing in half across the equator BEFORE you loosen it. Makes removal easier, no fussing with "stuck nuts", allows one to "get on with it", not waste your time nor patience. You'll need both just for putting the new ones back in!
I did measure the new ones before installation. Quite a difference between new & old. The drvr side had really collapsed, torn & leaked out the bottom. New one was probably around 1.75 - 2" taller! The radiator mount was at least an inch, maybe 1.5", taller. Though shrunk, it hadn't collapsed to the degree the rear had. Needless to say, the sled engine is now sitting MUCH higher in her mounts than previously. She should be well clear of the port (drvr) side xnsmsn bumper.
Tomorrow will be a short day of reinstalling the intake, the fan/shroud, right wheel and cleaning off the grease marks. Then I'm looking forward to a Memorial Day road-trip to Fredericksburg, Tx to pay tribute to our vets and visit the Nimitz Museum.
1998 V70 T5 226,808 miles. Original Owner.
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Did you have to lower the sub frame like my indy to re-install the new mounts? When you say really jacked up high, I tried that several times, but at a certain point the engine just wouldn't go up high enough, and would begin to lift the entire vehicle. Anyway, I am glad it worked out for you. Enjoy your road trip!
2008, C70, 44,000 miles
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Lowering the subframe was a rather frustrating experience. I loosened a pair of bolts on the front at first, and nothing happened. I was expecting it to drop. Nothing. So I gave up on it when working on the front mount.
Tried it again in the rear since I was having trouble reinstalling the mount/bracket/heat-shield all at once. I had a jackstand on each side of the car, a few feet behind the triangular sub-frame mounting bracket and a bottlejack with a wood block uder the aft end of the xnsmsn. I backed out the rear sub-frame bolts about 3/4" and it didn't move either. So I started prying between the body/frame and the mount top. Finally got it to move a bit. Note I was rather hesitant about doing this, having never ventured into this task before. Further, I'm quite adverse to sudden, unexpected displays of gravity!
I found the most frustrating part of my rear job was removal of the three 14mm bolts holding the rear motor bracket in place. Not only were they torqued down really tight, but access just gets worse as you move from bottom to top. Made the worse by doing this job from laying on your back, with arms mostly folded up. Those with shorter arms will have an easier time.
Definitely the most difficult job I've done on any car i've owned in 35yrs. No doubt access would be easier on non-turbo cars. I can't imagine how the V70XC guys do this without a lift. Wow.....
Tried it again in the rear since I was having trouble reinstalling the mount/bracket/heat-shield all at once. I had a jackstand on each side of the car, a few feet behind the triangular sub-frame mounting bracket and a bottlejack with a wood block uder the aft end of the xnsmsn. I backed out the rear sub-frame bolts about 3/4" and it didn't move either. So I started prying between the body/frame and the mount top. Finally got it to move a bit. Note I was rather hesitant about doing this, having never ventured into this task before. Further, I'm quite adverse to sudden, unexpected displays of gravity!
I found the most frustrating part of my rear job was removal of the three 14mm bolts holding the rear motor bracket in place. Not only were they torqued down really tight, but access just gets worse as you move from bottom to top. Made the worse by doing this job from laying on your back, with arms mostly folded up. Those with shorter arms will have an easier time.
Definitely the most difficult job I've done on any car i've owned in 35yrs. No doubt access would be easier on non-turbo cars. I can't imagine how the V70XC guys do this without a lift. Wow.....
1998 V70 T5 226,808 miles. Original Owner.
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