Re: alfa-digest V8 #355 - Engine mounts, elbows and incantations

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

Tony,
       I am confused by your comment about there being three pairs of bolts.  
Are you trying to unbolt the engine mount from the top of the rubber motor 
mount?  If so, that is wrong.  The rubber is held to the cross member by two 
bolts, actually one bolt and one stud with a nut.  The bolt is easy to get 
to.  The nut on the stud is under the motor mount, but can be easily removed 
with a 13 mm box end wrench.
       If the mounts are badly sagged, the rubber may be puffed out over the 
nut on the under side.  Put a tuba four on top of a bottle jack under the oil 
pan and jack the engine up a bit.  That should stretch the rubber enough for 
access to the nut.
       Yes, you could cut the rubber.  Ain't the Saw Z All a wonderful 
invention?  I have cut several Alfa rust buckets into tiny pieces since I got 
mine.  With care, you can even trim the parts prior to welding an Alfa back 
together with a Saw Z All.
       If you think access to the bolts is tough, be glad you have a Spica 
car rather than a Bosch car.  Access is even worse unless you remove the 
Bosch intake plenum.
 
Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City


In a message dated 01/08/2002 5:37:01 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 13:03:48 -0800
> From: "Tony Sims" <SimsTony@domain.elided>
> Subject: Engine mounts, elbows and incantations
> 
> Started prepping the GTV for engine/trans pull last weekend.  Not much 
> garage
> time lately, it was rejuvenating!  Got most everything unhooked except the
> trans support and the engine mounts -- haven't picked up the hoist yet.
> 
> Noticed that the passenger side (LHD here in the USA, so that would be the
> intake side) engine mount offers few options to reach the bolts.  On the
> bracket that goes between the engine and the mount, access to the bolts is
> fouled by construction of said bracket and the SPICA mount.  One of the 
> bolts
> holding the mount to the car subframe is easy, but the other is under the
> engine and looks to require a 1" diameter arm with two elbows to reach it.
> Basically, there are three pairs of bolts that, if both were removed, would
> free this side of the engine, but in all cases one bolt of the pair is
> obstructed.  I *might* be able to use a universal joint socket, I'm going to
> give that a try.  I am replacing the mounts, so I could just go caveman and
> carve through the rubber with the Sawzall, but that doesn't really help me
> come install time.
> 
> Any better ideas gained from experience?
> 
> 

<snip>

> (Not fixing very often) Tony
> 74 GTV dodging mudslides in Portland

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