98 S70, N/A upper torque mount arm installation

[Teddy1975]

When I replaced the bushing on the upper torque mount, I took off the torque arm. I wish I hadn't, as it takes quite a long time, and you need to remove more stuff than you'd think looking at the arm. If I have to do this in the future, I'll just press the bushing in while the arm is installed on the engine.

[tryingbe]

I put the bushing in the freezer over night, take the arm off, put it on the vice and use my hammer to install the bushing.

[MadeInJapan]

I cut a piece of wood out with a circular bit that is used to drill a hole for a door nob- perfect size! Then I used it with a threaded rod through the middle and metal plates on each side to "pull" the bushing through the mount...it bent up the metal plates but still worked. If I ever need to do this again, I would probably flip the plates over and let it bend the other way! Eventually thicker plates would probably be needed. Have you seen respi's (Robert who does the videos) contraption? Sorry but maybe it's mentioned in this thread- didn't read the entire thing.

[PS78]

I decided it would be easier for me to remove the entire arm, cut the torn bushing out and utilize old entry door hardware( I borrowed off of a friend who had recently redid their house)that allowed an inset for the protrusion on each end of the bushing and a couple bucks for the threaded bolt, nut and 4 large washers.For some reason, Lowes, home depot, ace, etc.didn't have anywhere near the correct diameter pipe flanges that have been listed in the write ups, so I got creative. Worked like a charm. Didn't even faze the brass hardware. I love repurposing Lol.

[LOB]

A threaded bult and this set for making hole in tiles works just perfect for this purpose !

http://www.biltema.se/sv/Bygg/Kakel-och ... 000017325/

[MadeInJapan]

I decided it would be easier for me to remove the entire arm, cut the torn bushing out and utilize old entry door hardware( I borrowed off of a friend who had recently redid their house)that allowed an inset for the protrusion on each end of the bushing and a couple bucks for the threaded bolt, nut and 4 large washers.For some reason, Lowes, home depot, ace, etc.didn't have anywhere near the correct diameter pipe flanges that have been listed in the write ups, so I got creative. Worked like a charm. Didn't even faze the brass hardware. I love repurposing Lol.

Awesome!!

Now the tile cutting tools etc. seem a bit expensive to me, but then again, I don't know your currency.

[LOB]

Awesome!!

Now the tile cutting tools etc. seem a bit expensive to me, but then again, I don't know your currency.

30 usd
http://m.harborfreight.com/1-14-in-3-14 ... 20provided

But if it is useless to you othervise (if you never cut tiles) there might be more afordable options out there. Removing the whole bracket is a waste of time. Took me 30 min to replace this using the tool above...

[PS78]

Truthfully it took about the same time to remove the bolts securing the arm and complete the repair. I was considering just having a shop press the new bushing in, but then I concocted my method. Removing the arm also allowed me to cut the old bushing out without creating debris in the engine compartment, as I did the cutting with newspaper underneath and simply discarded the remnants.I like your method and if I had been in possession of the set you mentioned for tile I most likely would have utilized it also. A lot of members have attacked this task with creative and sometimes unorthodox methods and its cool to see individual ingenuity at work

[theWIFES_S70]

I tried to use a small 2.5 lb weight to press in the bushing... It didn't work, too well. I used Robert's press and it worked better than I could have imagined. But it still, ultimately, didn't work. (And now I can't get the press piece off the old torque arm...) I was lucky that the car is an N/A so there really isn't anything to move around other than the camshaft connector in order to remove the torque arm. Kinda funny how this part of the motor mount replacement job was the hardest of all the mounts to replace!

[theWIFES_S70]

Awesome!!

Now the tile cutting tools etc. seem a bit expensive to me, but then again, I don't know your currency.

30 usd
http://m.harborfreight.com/1-14-in-3-14 ... 20provided

But if it is useless to you othervise (if you never cut tiles) there might be more afordable options out there. Removing the whole bracket is a waste of time. Took me 30 min to replace this using the tool above...

Thank you for this. My tile work has always been substandard because I've never known how to cut circles into tile. Not anymore!