Thanks for the video. Two questions? I hope the tabs at 11:00 aren't too important since i snapped three of them trying to bend them back. I think the two bolts and the weight of the engine should hold it together? Second: Is the U-shaped tab on top supposed to align with anything?
Ultimately those tabs just keep the thing together while you're installing it. Once installed, the weight of the motor keeps it all together. For the front mount, the u shaped tabs are supposed to align with a bolt in the crossmember, but not the end of the world if you don't get that lined up.
I did wind up taking the cross member out to remove the old mount and thoroughly clean it. When you did your front mount did you use the oe or the bolts that bfi provided? The bolts I got in their stage two kit are squared off on the ends (whether fully or partially threaded) and will only hand tighten about 3/4 of an inch before getting really tight. One oe bolt I have (forget if it's top or bottom of the mount) is tapered and fastens all the way by hand either side. Hope that makes sense😊
@@CliffjumperCars Ok good to know. I realized later on that the bottom bolt doesn't go too far into the housing. Due to the gap between the housing and the bottom motor mount. At least that's what I'm hoping anyway.
I agree, there isn't many motor mount videos for the Corrado, and the bfi video doesn't show nearly enough. I haven't done this in a long time and I'm always weary when jacking up the engine. Where did you place the jack to lift it up?
I place a 4x4 block of wood across both the engine pan and the transmission to spread out the weight and provide something with some give, and jack from under the center of that wood block.
I started this a couple of weeks ago and it's been really difficult. Ten plus years ago I replaced the original mounts with bfi stage 1 (light yellow) both front and rear mounts. Unfortunately, this car sat on the side of my house in the hot FL sun for four years until about a year ago. The poly material looks like it actually melted then hardened back up again and is stuck inside the housings. I removed the small lower front mount so far and just taking it a little at a time.
@@billbradley6380 that sounds painful. For me the transmission mount was the most difficult one, trying to access it meant I had to remove the driver side wheel and go in through the fender well, rather than access it from up top.
It's a sticky mess, I think I may have to use gas or some sort of solvent to loosen the top mount from the housing. That is not a fun task either, no room at all in there. I replaced mine with a g60 transmission mount when I did the mounts the first time. I'm not sure if it's just for manual cars but I remember a few sources saying they work well in VR6 cars.
Thanks for the video. Two questions? I hope the tabs at 11:00 aren't too important since i snapped three of them trying to bend them back. I think the two bolts and the weight of the engine should hold it together? Second: Is the U-shaped tab on top supposed to align with anything?
Ultimately those tabs just keep the thing together while you're installing it. Once installed, the weight of the motor keeps it all together. For the front mount, the u shaped tabs are supposed to align with a bolt in the crossmember, but not the end of the world if you don't get that lined up.
@@CliffjumperCars Thank you so much.
I did wind up taking the cross member out to remove the old mount and thoroughly clean it. When you did your front mount did you use the oe or the bolts that bfi provided? The bolts I got in their stage two kit are squared off on the ends (whether fully or partially threaded) and will only hand tighten about 3/4 of an inch before getting really tight. One oe bolt I have (forget if it's top or bottom of the mount) is tapered and fastens all the way by hand either side. Hope that makes sense😊
I used the OEM top bolt for the front mount, as it's not a torque to yield bolt.
@@CliffjumperCars Ok good to know. I realized later on that the bottom bolt doesn't go too far into the housing. Due to the gap between the housing and the bottom motor mount. At least that's what I'm hoping anyway.
I agree, there isn't many motor mount videos for the Corrado, and the bfi video doesn't show nearly enough.
I haven't done this in a long time and I'm always weary when jacking up the engine. Where did you place the jack to lift it up?
I place a 4x4 block of wood across both the engine pan and the transmission to spread out the weight and provide something with some give, and jack from under the center of that wood block.
@@CliffjumperCars Thanks, that sounds much better. I've seen other folks use the oil pan only method but I don't trust it.
I started this a couple of weeks ago and it's been really difficult. Ten plus years ago I replaced the original mounts with bfi stage 1 (light yellow) both front and rear mounts. Unfortunately, this car sat on the side of my house in the hot FL sun for four years until about a year ago. The poly material looks like it actually melted then hardened back up again and is stuck inside the housings. I removed the small lower front mount so far and just taking it a little at a time.
@@billbradley6380 that sounds painful. For me the transmission mount was the most difficult one, trying to access it meant I had to remove the driver side wheel and go in through the fender well, rather than access it from up top.
It's a sticky mess, I think I may have to use gas or some sort of solvent to loosen the top mount from the housing.
That is not a fun task either, no room at all in there. I replaced mine with a g60 transmission mount when I did the mounts the first time. I'm not sure if it's just for manual cars but I remember a few sources saying they work well in VR6 cars.