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Old 01-28-2012, 12:11 PM
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Default 05 2500hd motor mount install

6.0. looks to be pretty straigt forward, not sure if there are any tips to help to keep me from cussing.
Old 01-28-2012, 12:31 PM
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should be an easy task, no surprises. The bolts are long.
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i dont know the proper procedure. i was going to just undo the mount off the motor(4 bolts) and the 3 bolts off of the frame mount. the frame bolts felt like i was going to turn the heads off of them. tight all the way out. damn factory loctite is always stout.

mount wouldnt come out, had to take the frame stand off to get the mount out and reinstall the new one. (2 6" long bolts)

i can see it not being as easy on a 4x4. looking back, i should have taken the splash gaurd out of the fenderwell to make it a lil easier to fish things around in there.
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Drop the front diff and lift the motor and then u can remove the mounts easy

another way insted of removing the splash gaurd is remove the exhaust manifold
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ive got a 2wd. i didnt get into lifting the motor, just had a jack under the tranny. i could do it a lil quicker next time. clutch fan going out now. just scored a set of electric fans from the junkyard for 100 bucks. going to put them on this weekend.
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