Nortonius Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Hi, this is my first post here, and I have searched the forums with no results so forgive me if this is an old question but... The two engine mounts on my Herald are in need of replacement, am I right in thinking that, having supported the engine and removed the radiator, this can be done easily on the off-side (RHD driver's side) and, on the near-side (RHD passenger's side), by removing two timing-cover screws that hold a support bracket for that engine mount? There's very little clearance between the edge of the timing cover and the end of the stud on the near-side engine mount, I don't see how else I can get to the nut on that stud to undo it, and I've yet to see any parts diagram that actually shows the engine mounts, e.g. at Canley's website... Have I missed something, or what? Thanks in advance. Nortonius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Groves Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 I've done this a couple of times, didn't bother removing the radiator. IIRC All I done was take the weight of the engine with a trolley jack on one side, remove the 3 bolts/nuts, the fit the new one and just repeat for the other side. You should be able to get access both sides, but it is a bit of a fiddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nortonius Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Great, thanks for the quick response Darren. I was thinking to remove the radiator just to reduce the fiddle factor, although I think the top hose needs replacing too so do that and the bottom one at the same time. If I get stuck, I'm still wondering if that support bracket I mentioned can be detached from the engine by taking out those two forward-facing timing-cover screws, I can't help thinking that might reduce the fiddle factor still further. But I'm encouraged by what you say, thanks again. Any more thoughts gratefully received! Cheers, Nortonius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Edit - sorry - I now see the title. The engine mounts attached to the engine are part of the engine front plate and cannot be removed without taking off the timing cover and more, The rubber/metal engine mounts bolted to the suspension turrets can be removed as Darren describes. (948/1200 before 1962 may be a different matter) What age/model of car is this? C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nortonius Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Right, thank you Casper, and again to Darren, I get the picture, very grateful! Cheers, Nortonius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nortonius Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Just to say thanks again, new engine mounts now fitted after considerable fiddling and an achey back, but on the whole it was very easy! Cheers, Nortonius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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