B172 Rear Mounts

Post by **Chris_C** » 14 Feb 2008 12:56 pm

Anyone have a genius way of doing these without removing the prop and putting the engine on a crane? My engines wobbling worse than ever, it's making a habit of eating exhausts now. I've done the front mounts 6months ago, and having just had an engine in and out of both Kar and Rory last month, really don't want to have to take Fakes out if I can help it.

Post by **classicswede** » 14 Feb 2008 02:04 pm

Dead easy!

support the engine on a jack (use wood to prtect the sump from damage) Undo the nuts on teh rubber mount. Undo the allen head bolts that hold the bracket to the crossmember. Pull the old mount out then refit the new one loosly then fit the 3 allen bolts and teh tighten it all up. Then do them same on otehr side. It can take a bit of jiggling to get it all alighned up.

Post by **Chris_C** » 14 Feb 2008 02:07 pm

You are a gent! Cheers buddy, I'll get some ordered then.

Post by **classicswede** » 15 Feb 2008 02:20 pm

No probs.

Post by **kaos** » 01 Mar 2008 09:34 pm

just take the brackets of. ive had my engine hang on the front mounts perfectly fine! then again it was up on ramps in the garage!

Post by **filthyjohn** » 02 Mar 2008 10:50 am

worn rear mounts (and probably all the excess water vapour from the dodgy head gasket) made my downpipe fail the other day.

Post by **Chris_C** » 02 Mar 2008 12:44 pm

Yeah, Fakes eating downpipes too!

Post by **classicswede** » 03 Mar 2008 02:11 pm

best to support the prop to avoid any damage to the prop