2wd motor mount replacement - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Tom · 01-30-2021, 10:16 PM

So, I'm doing the motor mounts on my 98. Drivers side goes fine. Move on to passenger side. Bottom two bolts no problem. But the last one, the top, somehow the access is different between the two sides and my wobbly is pretty much at a 90* angle to get on the nut. No way in hell to turn it, or even get enough traction to hold it in place while I turn the bolt. Am I missing something, or do I really need to pull the lower control arm on the passenger side?

Just call me Sean · 01-30-2021, 10:31 PM

I did mine recently on my '93. It was a pain, and I had the motor out. I don't remember exactly what I did, but I didn't remove the control arm. I think I taped two wrenches together and held it with that and unscrewed from above.

sntrym95 · 01-31-2021, 07:57 PM

^^yes, extra long wrench or tape two together to hold it. You can do it without removing the control arm but it is a PITA. Impact comes in handy too if you have the motor out.

Tom · 02-04-2021, 02:54 PM

So yeah, with lowering springs, there is no way to do with without removing the passenger control arm in the rear for access. FYI.

61_FL_Apache · 02-10-2021, 12:10 PM

Been here and passed on that. Both of the mounts on my 97 Ho need to be replaced. When I saw what it took to do it, I returned the mounts. The vibration is not that much, and the engine is not going anywhere with the turn buckle I put on the drivers side.

DONE!

01-30-2021, 10:16 PM	#1
Tom driving is in my blood Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 5,700	2wd motor mount replacement So, I'm doing the motor mounts on my 98. Drivers side goes fine. Move on to passenger side. Bottom two bolts no problem. But the last one, the top, somehow the access is different between the two sides and my wobbly is pretty much at a 90* angle to get on the nut. No way in hell to turn it, or even get enough traction to hold it in place while I turn the bolt. Am I missing something, or do I really need to pull the lower control arm on the passenger side? __________________ -78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me.

01-31-2021, 07:57 PM	#3
sntrym95 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Big Pine Key, FL Posts: 745	Re: 2wd motor mount replacement ^^yes, extra long wrench or tape two together to hold it. You can do it without removing the control arm but it is a PITA. Impact comes in handy too if you have the motor out. __________________ Mike

02-04-2021, 02:54 PM	#4
Tom driving is in my blood Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 5,700	Re: 2wd motor mount replacement So yeah, with lowering springs, there is no way to do with without removing the passenger control arm in the rear for access. FYI. __________________ -78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me.

02-10-2021, 12:10 PM	#5
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,065	Re: 2wd motor mount replacement Been here and passed on that. Both of the mounts on my 97 Ho need to be replaced. When I saw what it took to do it, I returned the mounts. The vibration is not that much, and the engine is not going anywhere with the turn buckle I put on the drivers side. DONE! __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)



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