Table of contents: Examination ↓ Replacement ↓
Examination
1. If better access is required, raise the front of the vehicle and support it on jack stands. If necessary, remove the underbody protection.
2. Check for cracks, decomposition of the rubber or its separation from the metal parts of the support at any point; if such damage is obvious, replace the support.
3. Check the reliability of all threaded fastenings of the supports - if necessary (if possible) use a torque wrench.
4. Using a large screwdriver or tire iron, check the bearings for wear by levering them. If necessary, have an assistant rock the engine back and forth, left and right, while watching the bearings. If even new components may have some play, what can you expect from old ones? If excessive play is found in the bearings, check the tightness of the threaded connections and replace worn components as described below.
Replacement
Front support
5. Apply the handbrake, raise the front of the vehicle and install safety supports.
6. Loosen the mounting bolts and remove the lever and rubber support from the front of the cylinder block
7. Unscrew the bracket from the front body skirt.
8. Install the new lever and bracket in reverse order.
Right and left engine mounts
9 Apply the handbrake and raise the front of the vehicle, install safety supports.
10. Transfer the weight of the engine to the hoist. You can also use a trolley jack for this purpose, placing a piece of board between it and the engine sump.
11. Loosen the mounting nuts, lift the engine and remove the support from the bracket on the engine and from the subframe.
12. Install the new support in the reverse order of removal.