Assembly Mount, Adjusting

-- Support the engine with the transmission but do not lift it. Refer to ENGINE, SUPPORTING IN INSTALLATION POSITION .

-- Replace the assembly mount bolts -1, 3, and 5- one after the other as long as this was not already done when installing  the engine and hand tighten.

Fig 1: Identifying Engine Mount Bolts

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-- Replace the assembly mount bolts -2- one after the other (if the was not already performed with the engine was installed) and tighten hand-tight.

Fig 2: Identifying Transmission Mount Bolts

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-- Install the left and right support arm bolts just enough so that the mount can still be moved.

• There must be a distance -a- of 10 mm between the engine support and right longitudinal member.
  Fig 3: Identifying Subframe Mount

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• The casting edge on the engine support must stand parallel to the support arm -1-.
• Dimension -b- = dimension -b-.

-- Make sure that the edges of the support arm -2- and transmission mount -1- are parallel on the transmission side.

Fig 4: Identifying Transmission Mount And Support Arm

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• Dimension -x- is the same size on both sides of the mount.

-- Tighten the assembly mount bolts.

Perform the rest of the installation in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening Specifications 

• Refer to OVERVIEW - ASSEMBLY MOUNT