Engine Mount Replacement - Right Side

Engine Mount Replacement - Right Side

Removal Procedure




1. Remove the starter motor. Refer to Starter Replacement (V8) (Service and Repair)Starter Replacement (V6) (Service and Repair)Starter Replacement (Diesel) (Service and Repair).
2. If RWD vehicle, raise the vehicle to a height to work through the front wheelhouse opening. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle (Service and Repair).
3. If 4-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle, raise the vehicle in order to remove the front tires and wheels and support with jackstands.
4. Remove the right front tire and wheel, if necessary. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation (Service and Repair).
5. Remove the pushpins holding the right front fender wheelhouse inner panel (1).
6. Remove the wheelhouse inner panel.





Caution: Broken engine mountings can cause misalignment of certain drive-train components. Misalignment of drive-train components causes eventual destruction of the drive-train components.

If one engine mount breaks, the rest of the engine mounts will have increased stress put on them. This could cause the rest of the engine mounts to break.

7. Working through the wheelhouse opening remove the 3 bolts retaining the engine mount to the engine mount frame bracket.




8. Remove the oil pan skid plate, if equipped.




9. Remove the engine protection shield from the vehicle, if equipped.




10. If RWD vehicle and equipped with an automatic transmission, remove the bracket bolt for the transmission oil cooler lines to the engine.
11. Move the transmission oil cooler lines aside.

Caution: When raising or supporting the engine for any reason, do not use a jack under the oil pan, any sheet metal, or the crankshaft pulley. Lifting the engine in an unapproved manner may cause component damage.





Note: When raising the engine only raise enough to separate the engine mount from the engine mount bracket. Raising any further the fan shroud or the exhaust pipe will require removal.

12. If RWD vehicle, using a suitable jack on the ground wire bolt bosses, raise the engine.
Only raise the engine enough to separate the engine mount to engine mount bracket.
13. If 4WD vehicle, attach a chain to the front of the engine. Use accessible mounting bolts for the generator mounting bracket and the power steering pump mounting bracket.
14. Raise the engine with a suitable lifting device to remove the engine mount.
Only raise the engine enough to separate the engine mount to frame.
15. Remove the engine mount.

Installation Procedure




1. Install the bolts holding the engine mount to the engine.

Tighten the engine mount bolts to 58 Nm (43 lb ft).

2. Lower the engine.
3. If 4WD vehicle, remove the chain from the front of the engine.




4. Install the 3 bolts holding the engine mount to the engine mount frame bracket.

Tighten the engine mount to engine mount frame bracket bolts to 65 Nm (48 lb ft).




5. If RWD vehicle with an automatic transmission, install the bolt for the transmission oil cooler line bracket.

Tighten the transmission oil cooler line bracket bolt to 9 Nm (80 lb in).




6. Install the engine protection shield and bolts.

Tighten the engine protection shield bolts to 20 Nm (15 lb ft).




7. Install the oil pan skid plate.

Tighten the bolts to 20 Nm (15 lb ft).

8. Install the right front tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation (Service and Repair).
9. Install the front fender wheelhouse inner panel.
10. Install the starter motor. Refer to Starter Replacement (V8) (Service and Repair)Starter Replacement (V6) (Service and Repair)Starter Replacement (Diesel) (Service and Repair).
11. Lower the vehicle.