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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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how difficult was it to change them? i need to get new mounts soon >_<
 
Old Oct 21, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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Easy. Put the front up on jack stands. You need 16 and 17 mm wrenches to losen the sway bar links and a 13mm socket for the sway bar bushing plate nuts to drop it. Support the engine at the oil pan/snub housing with a jack. Remove the 13 mm nuts on top/bottom of the mount(s). You need a 1/4 inch drive ratchet with swivel extention to get the top nut on the passanger side mount. You need to disconnect the throtle body hose and move it over to get to the top nut on the drivers side with a long extention. After that just remove the 3 big bolts (21mm?) that hold the engine mount bracket to the frame and the mount will fall out. You'll need a 1/2 drive breaker bar for those. Make sure not to lose the washers that go on top of the mount. You'll see how the mounts sort of only go in one way with a nub that locks into the bracket and 2 prongs that seat into the frame. Do one mount at a time.

THIS is what I used.
 

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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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i have a b6, im having trouble finding all the mounts for less than 300, do you know where i cant get them cheaper?
 
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