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[Steffe]

Thank you very much! I think that you have just saved me a small fortune Stephan

[techieboy]

Every little helps.

[cramman]

A poor workman always blames his tools... So they say!

So how do would you describe the workman who fails to recognise exactly the part he needs in his tool kit, who handled it whilst getting the other out of it's box?

My description would be: a fücking muppet!

So I know what I am likely to be doing on Thursday night... Having another wrestle with the engine mounts and that delightful mount bracket, and the infuriating arch liner!

I'm happy to lend a hand this weekend if you're up north. Should have, or will be able to rob my kid, all the required tools/ extensions.

[Mangham54]

A poor workman always blames his tools... So they say!

So how do would you describe the workman who fails to recognise exactly the part he needs in his tool kit, who handled it whilst getting the other out of it's box?

My description would be: a fücking muppet!

So I know what I am likely to be doing on Thursday night... Having another wrestle with the engine mounts and that delightful mount bracket, and the infuriating arch liner!

I'm happy to lend a hand this weekend if you're up north. Should have, or will be able to rob my kid, all the required tools/ extensions.

Cheers for the offer Rich, but I am in Wakefield all weekend (combo of Ofsted prep and a wedding event to go to at our wedding venue).

To be honest it ain't doing any harm at the moment so might just have to get it done when I can. How's your car?

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

reading this thread makes me think we got a job and a half Joey

[J4EY D]

reading this thread makes me think we got a job and a half Joey

Na it'll be a 30 min job max....

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

reading this thread makes me think we got a job and a half Joey

Na it'll be a 30 min job max....

yea right!

[G-Bob]

Passenger side is 30mins max, Drivers side took me 2 days and I added a grinder to the tools list!

[J4EY D]

Passenger side is 30mins max, Drivers side took me 2 days and I added a grinder to the tools list!

That doesnt fill me with confidence. A 30 min job for normal people will take me and stuwy about 4 hours... so if the drivers mount took you 2 days.... we might miss summer

[Mangham54]

It tool me the best part of 40 mins to find that there was no way on earth I could do my drivers side with the tools I had. Took me about half an hour to do the passenger side. Sorry guys this is a twat of a job!!!!

[slindborg]

I know I'm relatively well experienced in cocking about with mechanicals, but FFS you lot need to grow a pair

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

I know I'm relatively well experienced in cocking about with mechanicals, but FFS you lot need to grow a pair

Yes SIR

[Mangham54]

I know I'm relatively well experienced in cocking about with mechanicals, but FFS you lot need to grow a pair

I ain't growing any moobies for anyone... Not matter how nicely you ask Stuart!

[m7mini]

changed both sides on mine this week with the help of this guide I was obviously lucky tho as the bolts on the drivers were happy to come off without the need of an angle grinder! Its a pig of a job, only thing i'd add is that i took the intake pipe off the intercooler for easier access to the bolts on the drivers side and removed the header tank from its bracket to get to the mounting bolts on the passenger side. No more clang's after a heavy foot

[Judderman]

ok I'm having a go but 2 hours in I still cant get the bottom bolt off the mount, its a fiddly bugger as the socket is slipping and a bugger to get onto the extention bar, any ideas welcome as cars jacked up in bits at the mow

[Bargi]

Tried adjusting the jack supporting the motor up or down? You do have a jack supporting the motor don't you? It'd explain why it's not coming otherwise

[Judderman]

yep, cars on stands with jack supporting the engine, problem i've got is i have a 15mm socket which will go straight up the engine frame thingi to the lower mount bolt but its to short and is rounding off the bolt, the extended 15mm socket i have wont fit through the hole in the frame and is to long to try and put in at the top of the frame to get under the bolt

also the top bracket bolts are stuck and have roken 2 sockets trying to get them off

[G-Bob]

also the top bracket bolts are stuck and have roken 2 sockets trying to get them off

Sounds familiar.

[Judderman]

ok update, got the top bolts off, wooohoooo but still buggered for options on removing the lower mount bolt with the thread in the way ? my socket is either to small or to wide (the longer one) to get it up the frame. any ideas

[Judderman]

further update, have now got the top of the mount and support out of the car, but the bottom bit is still bolted the the car with no way of me removing, should i attempt to drill it off and ifso how do i do it? i could get the longer socket up there if that orange plastic stuff wasnt bigger than the hole in the frame