motor mount

[91accord4door]

i have a manual tranny and the rear mount is shit,how much is the mount,and i heard they are a bitch to replace exactly how hard are they to replace and can i use a regular socket wrench and sockets because i dont have a air wrnech,if its too hard i will have it done just trying to save $$.thanks

[h22sparkle]

they cost anywhere from $100 to $175 you can get it for cheap online if you choose. They arent that hard to replace providing that you have the right tools your in the right direction bro no sweat do you hvae the jack and some liftsjack the car up in the rear a bit and your done just make usre someone is with you to spot you just incase.

[MRX]

what exactly is wrong with the mount? If its possible i'd just try to slide some polyurethane in there and see if that works. Its not difficult to get to the rear mount if the intake manifold is taken off but after looking at my engine bay i think i could do it with just the intake off...possibly. The other way ppl have said is to take off the front crossmember

[Andrew]

Front Rear Crossbeam, to be exact; and you don't want to take that route. There's a lot of shit in the way, it weighs about 60 pounds, so it's heavy when it finally comes out, and from the sound of it you aren't ready to tackle the job that way. You can get to it from the top, but like he said, you have to remove the intake manifold.

If you only have a socket set then don't bother trying to do this yourself unless you're prepared to buy more tools. I have a 1/4" socket wrench, a 3/8", two 3/8" Torque wrenchs, a 1/2" wrench, and a 3/4" wrench (all socket wrenches, the x/x" measurement is the drive), more sockets than I can shake a fist at, and I can still think of others that I need. It could very well end up costing you more to do this yourself than to pay a mechanic. However, after two or three jobs like that you accumulate enough tools to begin to bring the cost of the work down (a lot). If I were you I'd get a manual and start tearing the bugger apart, but be prepared for some downtime.

I'm not trying to sound discouraging, but really, it's not like working on the car is the easiest thing you'll ever do. It's pretty rewarding when you get done, but that alone doesn't always justify the time and money for the do it yourselfer. I hope this helps.

[MRX]

if its just the insert thats bad u could get the job done for $25 total. Thats $15 for the polyurethane insert and then $10 for intake manifold gasket. If you replace the entire mount then it'll get real costly