DIY E63 Engine Mounts?
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DIY E63 Engine Mounts?
I've been looking for a DIY guide for doing engine mount replacement on a E63. I can only find guides for either E55 or C63. I found one youtube video for a CLS which is probably the closest. The easiest procedure is to drop the steering rack as far as I see. I still would like a step-by-step DIY for the E63 engine mounts. Does anyone know if a guide exists?
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The C63 should be fine to follow; I followed numerous instruction on here; let me find the ones I followed; but yes you drop the steering rack to get the driver side one out, and didn't have to for the passenger side. I did the task last summer.
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Also, if you need to do any other work like flex discs (two of them), dropping the exhaust out of the way would be better. Yes you still slightly lift the engine with a wood block on a jack, but then no need to mess with the steering rack and you'll have tons of space to get them out/in and tightening.
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Also, if you need to do any other work like flex discs (two of them), dropping the exhaust out of the way would be better. Yes you still slightly lift the engine with a wood block on a jack, but then no need to mess with the steering rack and you'll have tons of space to get them out/in and tightening.
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yes I’d think so. ramps for one set and jack stands for the other. use your jack (with some wood as support) to lower your exhaust, then utilize it to raise your engine. Sounds feasible
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Also, if you need to do any other work like flex discs (two of them), dropping the exhaust out of the way would be better. Yes you still slightly lift the engine with a wood block on a jack, but then no need to mess with the steering rack and you'll have tons of space to get them out/in and tightening.
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I don’t remember exactly how I have done this however it calls for a special wrench that I did not have. We have welded one at about 45 degree the angle and it did the job. It probably can be done with harbor freight wrench set. All I know I did not remove exhaust or steering rack. There are bushes in the rack that is replace if you choose to go that route however keep in mind that once you’ll unbolt the rack you will need to realign the car. Good luck.
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Yes, that is the required wrench! Not possible to do without! Simply disco each side of the exhaust from the headers (2 Female Torx ratchet head Bolts each side), then disco one side engine mount by using that special wrench on the top side of the engine mount and also remove the bolt attaching the bottom side as well. Then I used a bottle Jack propped up high enough to reach the bottom of the engine while using a small piece of wood as a cushion to protect the engine from being damaged from the bottle Jack. You have to lift the engine a couple inches each side in order to have room to remove/install new engine mounts. By leaving the “other side” attached, you ensure the engine doesn’t shift around as it might if one were to loosen both sides at the same time! It would be a good time to also replace the Tranny Mount while the exhaust is disco’d from the Manifolds.
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I busted the move on the upgraded Black series Tranny Mount (Not the pricy engine mounts though!) and when you compare them side by side, as you did, the “black series” shows no air gaps, however, when driving I certainly cannot tell the difference as I might if I were to do upgraded engine mount from EC or Creative?
