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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 09:51 PM
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I am replacing my mounts and got driver side in but on passenger side i cannot get enough clearance to install...anyone know of a trade trick. It seems i cannot get the engine to lift high enough.
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Old Feb 14, 2021 | 03:25 PM
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Did you remove the alternator?
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I did remove aternator.... finally got it using a bottle jack closer to the mounts
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I'm curious what made u decide to replace the mount? At how many km?
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yep best way is to jack each side of the engine up as high as possible to squeeze in the new mount. Sucks that the mount replacement is so much more work on the 4matic cars.
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I'm curious what made u decide to replace the mount? At how many km?
My mounts are done at 135,000 km. You can tell because you get a lot of vibration at idle. They are hydraulic and wear out quite quickly.
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Old Feb 21, 2021 | 05:15 PM
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My mounts are done at 135,000 km. You can tell because you get a lot of vibration at idle. They are hydraulic and wear out quite quickly.
That's a long life out of them. We routinely replaced them before 50,000 miles
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On a glk250 or 350? I have never done them yet. I haven't noticed it shake at all at idle. I did have a look at them a while back but couldn't notice any wear. Maybe I should look harder. Mines a 250...
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That's a long life out of them. We routinely replaced them before 50,000 miles
They may have been done previously. I've only owned the car for 1 year.
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Old Feb 21, 2021 | 10:06 PM
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How to tell if mounts need replacing
Car will vibrate more than normal while in drive and foot on the brake...i.e when at a stop light. Check by having someone put car in drive and keep foot on brake and rev engine to about 2000 rpm...with hood open, observe engine and if it “jumps” up, likely need new mounts
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Thanks. I will try that but 2000 rpm seems crazy high for that test. U must be talking 350's at that rpm? anyone having issues on the 250's with the mount?
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Thanks. I will try that but 2000 rpm seems crazy high for that test. U must be talking 350's at that rpm? anyone having issues on the 250's with the mount?
It's only the 350's. 250's have different mounts.
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Thanks silver shadow. I asked that question a few posts back but didn't get an answer. I was really feeling like I missed the boat. Lol. SO IT SEEMS LIKE A 350 ISSUE. for anyone else scanning this thread
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Thanks silver shadow. I asked that question a few posts back but didn't get an answer. I was really feeling like I missed the boat. Lol. SO IT SEEMS LIKE A 350 ISSUE. for anyone else scanning this thread
250 owners have enough problems!
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