nthach

Today I've gotten around to changing my tranny mount which isn't a hard job compared to say the motor mounts and it's a common wear and tear part on the 1LS. I've wished I've had my camera on me, but I didn't. But it's a simple job anyway.

If you want to tackle this job yourself, be sure you have a beefy floor jack and good jackstands. I have the luxury of a lift and support stands at work which made the job go by smoothly.

1. Raise and support the vehicle with a method that works best for you - obviously a lift was best

2. Once the car is supported on jackstands, ramps or it's securely in the air support the tranny. I've used a Lincoln 3/4 ton jack-screw type support stand with the support pad wedged between the oil pan and the mount. The mount is on a aluminum crossmember. If you're on the ground, use a floorjack and a hunk of wood to support the tranny - I'd imagine the oil pan would be OK.

3. DO NOT PROCEED UNLESS YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE THE TRANNY IS SUPPORTED - Using a 14mm socket and a long extension, remove the crossmember to body bolts in a criss-cross fashion. The tranny will drop a little bit, that's ok since you can compensate for that by raising the jack or stand a bit higher. Then with a 12mm socket and the same extension, remove the 4 crossmember to mount bolts. Remove the crossmember.

4. Again with the 12mm socket, remove the 4 mount to tranny bolts and the mount is off.

5. Installation of the new mount is the reverse of removal. I cleaned the crossmember in Ozzyjuice, which amazingly took 18 years of road grime off in 5 minutes. The factory calls for 19ft-lbs on the body to crossmember bolts, I just tightened everything as tight as I could. You can also apply Loctite to the threads on the bolts if it makes you feel better.

Test the car, hopefully any clunking during gear engagement from a standstill should be gone or lessened. This is a pretty easy job, took me 45 minutes from start to finish.

qha_vn

thanks for the post. how much did the tranny mounts cost you?

farquad

how would you know whether to change your tranny mounts?

Rocan

chances are the clunk is caused by the mounts being bad, so if you hear a clunk, change the mounts... cheaper then rebuilding the tranny

UCF11

Gear Selector will vibrate at high speeds.

My mates soarer does it reallly bad. Mine is only slightly.

nthach

Around $75 from Carson Toyota - Steve and Gordon are sponsors of the forum too.