cant get rear engine mount out

[bigbadnothing85]

me again... 93 lx , auto, non sport shift with the silenoid on the mount... i changed the torque strap and went to change the rear mount... for the life of me no matter what i tried i cant get that little prick out... even rocked the motor as forward as i could... do i have to undo the upper mounts? i seems that i need to unbolt the and raise up the whole engine assembly... any help lads?

[CAMILOSI]

I Haven't Dobe A Rear On A Cb Yet, But Every Time I Unbolt The Others And Raise The Engine As Far As I Can To Get It Out. Good Luck.

[turbo90accord]

loosen the rear bracket on the tranny/ engine then youll have enough play to squeeze it out. i just did it last week this way.

[bigbadnothing85]

dog diggity damn... fought that thing all weekend... and it won... we even used a cherry picker... no avail... looks like i may have to dump the crossmember...

[lost_accord]

we pulled the intake off the head. went smooth, but definatly more work. I really needed to clean the intake and egr runners anyway.

here's the mount in without the intake yet.

[esskater892]

leave the tranz side mount in take ont the front rad mount and the driver side and lift the engine up alot! lol thats how i did it...and ya that bracket its on gotta take it apart kinda...just mount side. thats how i did it and it worked frine just kinda a bitch to get that motor mount in.

[bigbadnothing85]

ugh day 5... i tried taking all my mounts off and raising the whole drivetrain and this one damn little 1/2 in section of the tranny keeps wedging crossmember... i'm gunna pull my airbox and try unbolting the pass. mount from the fender and raise it up by that mount bracket...

[turbo90accord]

i think your putting way too much effort into this. I actually did it yesterday and got it out no problem. Unbolt the actual mount from the rear cross member and move it back towards the firewall then rock the motor forward and remove the bracket. make sure you have all the bolts out of the bracket i know it sounds stupid but ive done it myself.

[bigbadnothing85]

lmao hahahahahahahahahahahaha well people... i looked at that brace closely... its missing the bottom bolt on the engin side and the one right above it is loose.... thank god i have a parts car... wtf... the dude i picked the car up from PAYED to have the engine put in... i think i would beat someone to death over this... ... i know thats a part of the problem now... buuuuuuut other then that it looks like the brace only has 5 bolts that hold it on.... soooooooooo..... i'm guna give it one more shot, then its off to the garage to have it put on... its embarassing to say that though... never in my life have i had to put my car in the shop.... ugh... on an off the trail thing though... what do ya'll think about polyurethane inserts for the mounts???

[Granite CB7]

Have you tried what turbo90accord suggested? Good luck! It's a shame the auto/EX 5 spd mounts are so tall, the DX/LX 5 spd rear mount and bracket is so much easier + smaller and way more simple.

[bigbadnothing85]

lol... i figured out a good fix for the flopping rear mount to get me through till this weekend when i can work more on it... nothing like a good ol ratchet strap lmao... i dont plan on abusing my cb till i replace a shart load more parts but... it works for now... the weekends only a few days awayand my miles are almost alllllll highway! so as for now... that'll do pig, that'll do... i'm also tryin to get a digi so i can put my car on here... so many big plans

[bigbadnothing85]

well peoples... i'm bout to head out of work (my only computer access)... hopefully i'll have that mount changed this weekend!!! i enlisted 2 other gearhead buddies for assistance.... i'm under the car, ones up top, and the other is our tool and beer bitch lol... sooooo... i bid you all farewell for the weekend and hope you all have a good one yourselves..... WISH ME LUCK!

[bigbadnothing85]

oh btw... whats the purpose of the silenoid on the rear mount? is it like a vacuum controled dampener?

[lost_accord]

it changes the stiffness of the mount. when in gear and stopped, it stiffens the mount to work against the increased vibration. but when in gear and moving it softens the mount.

[bigbadnothing85]

so just maybe i can get away with switching the silenoids? idk? all the bushing material is intact on the old mount and nothings torn or cracked... i tried to compress it with a ratchet strap and it didnt budge... still cant get the damn thing out... are one of the mount bracket bolts between the motor and tranny? oh and one other thing... i thought the auto's were 4-spd??? mine's like a 4 with od? i know its a re-tarded question...