MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: jimk04 on May 04, 2012, 10:24:43 am

Title: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
Post by: jimk04 on May 04, 2012, 10:24:43 am

Been looking into changing my lower engine mount and have read it is a subframe off job, and that it also is possible to do it without needing an alignment.

What are peeps  experience of this? Is it a hellish job?!
Isn't the steering rack mounted on the crossmember....sounds nasty!

Title: Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
Post by: jimk04 on May 07, 2012, 10:36:16 pm

Bump

Title: Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
Post by: MAT ED30 on May 07, 2012, 10:45:20 pm

are you wanting to change the full lower engine mount? i.e. the on in the subframe if so it needs pressing out/pushing out the old one and pushing in the new one

Title: Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
Post by: jimk04 on May 08, 2012, 08:02:42 pm

Thats the one - although will be changing it for a Vibratechnics job so will be easier to fit that an OE one.

Just wondered if anyone of us mortals had tackled it on a driveway with a jack and some axle stands!

Title: Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on May 08, 2012, 08:05:34 pm

Fair play to you for yet more DIY Jim

Title: Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
Post by: skard on May 08, 2012, 08:09:57 pm

I did it recently but my mate has a two post lift in his garage so I cheated  :grin:.

Can't see why you couldn't do it off axle stands as long as you can get your upper body comfortably under, and maybe enough room to crack of the bolts with a breaker bar.

I found it a right pain in the arse pressing the new ones in (OEM).

Title: Re: lower mount fitting/ cross member removal
Post by: jimk04 on May 09, 2012, 07:17:44 am

Cheers Mike! :happy2:

Its the actual removal of the subframe that bothers me, not the pressing in of the new one as I will be going for a Vibratechnics job anyway.

Thinking about getting some made up if I can fathom it all out - need a spare subframe to play with mind - some on ebay cheap enough.