How to replace Hydraulic engine mounts? 1994 850 Turbo wagon

BackN65 · Post by **BackN65** » 30 Mar 2007, 20:41

I have always turned my own volvo wrenches, but man I am stumped on this firewall side hydraulic mount. Does anyone know any pointers? I cant seem to even get the steel bracket loose around the mount. I have replaced all the others, but this one ruins the weekend... 1994 volvo turbo wagon....Thanks for any help Ryan

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 31 Mar 2007, 18:17

Car up on jack stands...jack under the engine with a piece of wood to support it....lower the back section (firewall side) of subframe...should be a piece of cake if you can get it this far. Use lots of PB Plaster in the major bolts.

BackN65 · Post by **BackN65** » 03 Apr 2007, 11:20

No Piece of cake, But really not to bad when I got the car on a lift. One thing that sucked was top bolt, its at funky angle.. But thanks for your info and help.

ccgaudette · Post by **ccgaudette** » 04 Apr 2007, 09:56

Interesting. I recently replaced most of the engine mounts, save the two hydraulic mounts. I have heard that the rear hydraulic hardly ever wears-out. Once you had it out did it look like it needed replacing? Did replacing it make a difference in road feel?

BackN65 · Post by **BackN65** » 04 Apr 2007, 15:35

I made myself do all the mounts, My 850 has 160K on it and had a little vibration. I saved the back hydralic for last, and it made the biggest difference. It basically fell into two sections upon removal, I think the turbo and living in arizona cooked it well. No more Vibration and the engines angle is quite different, having lifted the motor up 1-2 inches with new mount.