Engine Mount Replacemet
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Engine Mount Replacemet
Curious if someone can explain to me in detail how to remove the right rear engine mount on my 2005 Neon SXT. There doesn't seem to be enough room in the engine compartment to remove it and reinstall it.
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Rear mount is on the passenger side (left hand drive vehicles) right?
Auto part stores called it the rear mount. It confused me a lot. I thought the rear of the engine is supposed to be on the transmission side.
My measurement is correct, but I'm not sure if I had this right:
They say to lift the engine with upward force, so the top of the engine rotate rearward.
Auto part stores called it the rear mount. It confused me a lot. I thought the rear of the engine is supposed to be on the transmission side.
My measurement is correct, but I'm not sure if I had this right:
They say to lift the engine with upward force, so the top of the engine rotate rearward.
Last edited by cheapez; Feb 4, 2013 at 07:23 AM.
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Rear mount is on the passenger side (left hand drive vehicles) right? Yes, it is on the right side of the car.
Auto part stores called it the rear mount. It confused me a lot. I thought the rear of the engine is supposed to be on the transmission side. It is officially called the "rear engine mount." Thank Dodge for the...incorrect, and silly, name for it.
My measurement is correct, but I'm not sure if I had this right:
They say to lift the engine with upward force, so the top of the engine rotate rearward. That is to align the torque struts. It has nothing to do with the actual engine mount.
Auto part stores called it the rear mount. It confused me a lot. I thought the rear of the engine is supposed to be on the transmission side. It is officially called the "rear engine mount." Thank Dodge for the...incorrect, and silly, name for it.
My measurement is correct, but I'm not sure if I had this right:
They say to lift the engine with upward force, so the top of the engine rotate rearward. That is to align the torque struts. It has nothing to do with the actual engine mount.
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Yes, that is to align the torque struts.
I wasn't sure how to rotate the engine rearward. Rear of the engine, or rear of the car?
I know now. Rearward is to the rear of the car.
The arrows in the figures are noted as "FWD", so "RWD" is opposite.
I wasn't sure how to rotate the engine rearward. Rear of the engine, or rear of the car?
I know now. Rearward is to the rear of the car.
The arrows in the figures are noted as "FWD", so "RWD" is opposite.
Last edited by cheapez; Feb 4, 2013 at 07:24 AM.
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Oh, got you now. It shows "FWD" in the diagram so you know which way everything is.