Changing motor mounts, '95 FWD 3.0L How to support engine

Oct 09, 2006 1 Replies

Changing motor mounts, '95 FWD 3.0L How to support engine



I have a '95 LeBAron and I have to replace the motor and transmission mounts, I think.



The shop manual says for the right and front to support the engine with a floor jack, but I'm not sure where. I can't put the jack under the oil pan, and I don't see another place big enough. Where should I do this?



I have a 16" piece of 3x8 that I could use to spread the weight around, but I don't know if I should use it or where?



For the left motor mount -- Is that the one that is also called the transmission mount??? -- it says to use a transmission jack. What is the difference from a floor jack? I don't have a transmission jack, and I thought I could just use the floor jack again. Would that be OK?



Do I even need all three? When parked, the engine rocks back when the engine is accelerated. I'm not sure I can do the left one myself, and if I'm real lucky, you will tell me that's not usually a problem. Only the right one seems easy.



Thanks.



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you can use a floor jack instead of a tranny jack, its just a mount, its not like your droing the tranny (though i have used a floor jack to swap trannies in my neon) remember, if you do one mount at a time, all you need to do is prop the engine up, not balance it. a 4" piece of 2x4 is enough to distribute the wieght on the oil pan

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