engine mounts

[mrcosmos]

Hello all.Straight forward with basic mechanical knowledge or leave to experts?Anyone had a go and whats the process ie,second jack to support the engine etc.Cheers,Dave.

[Barreti]

Simplish.
Plank under the sump and put a trolley jack under it.
I took the mount and the bracket it bolts to in one go, then repainted the bracket too.
Its not a major job, just a bit fiddly.

[Seasider]

Basic (ish) mechanical, car on axle stands & trolley jack to support/position engine

Oh & lots of spanners till you find the best angle/length one for the job then never loose it

[mrcosmos]

Thanks for that.See you at the Growl.Dave.

[spend]

If poss support the engine at the front where the sump bolts are, the later 'gooed' sump seems very easy to pop if you use the sump pan to bear the load.

Dropping the sump might be worthwhile next time you do an oil change anyway, unless you have checked for scilly bits already .

Dave

[mrcosmos]

Cheers Dave,will block it at the front as you say.The strength of the sump pan was my main concern.Regards,Dave.

[jeffsy]

mrcosmos said:

Hello all.Straight forward with basic mechanical knowledge or leave to experts?Anyone had a go and whats the process ie,second jack to support the engine etc.Cheers,Dave.

Obviously with your pretty Griff you will need to use platinum plated spanners and a plank with gold leaf inlaid in it Dave

Are you going to any other events this year Dave??

cheers

Graham

[FlipFlopGriff]

Best if you've got some 17mm adjustable head ratchet spanners as its a ballsache without (took me 4 hours) - now got some adjustable ratchet spanners!!!
Big piece of wood under the sump to spread the load and you should be OK.
FFG

[mrcosmos]

Hi,finally got round to attempting the mounts[waited until after the Growl]but struggled.Removed all the nuts and bolts,supported the engine but could'nt get the mount past the chassis upright.Is this the correct way or does the mount stay on the plate then remove the mount and plate as one? Thanks,regards Dave.Hi Graham ,sadly cannot afford platinum tools but I do have a nice bit of walnut to support the engine.

Edited by mrcosmos on Thursday 30th August 16:33

[FlipFlopGriff]

Just ordered 2 for the BV. Changed Andrea's about 2 years back and it was fiddly but not impossible.
Good luck Dave.
FFG

[Barreti]

Barreti said:

I took the mount and the bracket it bolts to in one go, then repainted the bracket too.
Its not a major job, just a bit fiddly.

[mrcosmos]

Hi Ian,had a look at removing the plate but seemed almost impossible to get on the 8mm bolt,top of the plate,passenger side[the bottom two larger bolts are quite easy].Regards,Dave.

[Barreti]

Yep, that sounds about right. You have to get it a tiny bit at a time, flipping the spanner over to get a proper edge. It is very very tight to get a spanner in. Once its moving though I could flip the bolt around with the edge of my finger. Its a damned site easier to get back in because you can clean the threads and copaslip the bolt.

[mrcosmos]

Hi Ian,thanks for that.Has my friend been in touch regarding the front cover for your Griff?

[Barreti]

Aha, thats who you are! I knew I knew your name
I don't think so, but its been a mental couple of days at work so its possible he phoned and left me a voicemail. I've probably got 50 to listen to which I must get to today

[Johno]

FlipFlopGriff said:

Best if you've got some 17mm adjustable head ratchet spanners FFG

Bought a set for the purpose and it makes it a whole lot easier . . .

[FlipFlopGriff]

Johno said:

FlipFlopGriff said:

Best if you've got some 17mm adjustable head ratchet spanners FFG

Bought a set for the purpose and it makes it a whole lot easier . . .

Get to use them this time - should reduce the time in half.
FFG

[tvr4ever]

Barreti said:

Its a damned site easier to get back in because you can clean the threads and copaslip the bolt.

When my local indy changed the engine mounts it turned out that on one side the plate wasn't connected to the engine anymore, the bolts loosened itself somehow and dissapeared. They checked the remaining bolts and found that they were all loose, you could turn them by hand. So we got new bolts to replace the missing three and used Loctite to make sure they would not come loose again. Copaslip would be the last thing they were going to put on the bolts. I'm sure someone with more knowledge will com along and correct me.

Fred

[spend]

Copper slip is fine, IIRC they should have spring lock washers on.

Dave

[mrcosmos]

Thanks everybody.Couple of hours this afternoon,job done.Bye for now.Regards,Dave.