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      06-09-2023, 08:11 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by M2guru View Post
As I work to change motor mounts, I am wondering if anyone has changed motor mounts by simply lifting the engine up. It seems that there is barely enough clearance - barely meaning not really enough. I am not sure I trust my Harbor Freight engine support bar to hold all that weight. I already bent one of the tabs on the support bar. Right now I am thinking that I'll try to jack up from the bottom along the oil pan to block edge while I use the engine support bar, but I am not sure how that will go. I don't have an engine hoist (yet)... I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
We used an engine support bar and a jack under the trans bell housing. If you unbolt the engine mount bracket from the block, you can get the mount out without dropping the subframe.
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