Change motor mounts....
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Racer
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From: Someplace in CT
Change motor mounts....
Anyone have access to the service manual on how to change the motor/trans mounts on a 2007/2008 LS460 ?
I picked up OEM ones (2 motor and one tranny mount) and my Indy shop didn't want to just start pulling stuff apart as they were not sure how to do it. They do good work but, don't have access to the manuals.
Thanks !
I picked up OEM ones (2 motor and one tranny mount) and my Indy shop didn't want to just start pulling stuff apart as they were not sure how to do it. They do good work but, don't have access to the manuals.
Thanks !
Racer
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From: Kansas
Dig around this link and it will help as a guide. This looks like a major major job.
https://workshop-manuals.com/lexus/l...ing/page_2975/
https://workshop-manuals.com/lexus/l...ing/page_2975/
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Wow, really? Sheesh... that indie shop must not be confident at all, unless you're going to an indie shop that specializes in... like... German cars or something lol. I've never heard of an indie shop turning away something as straight forward as motor mounts. I mean, you're looking at doing it yourself after referencing a 4 page PDF... I don't know if I would trust them to do much past an oil change if motor mounts scared them off 
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Wow, really? Sheesh... that indie shop must not be confident at all, unless you're going to an indie shop that specializes in... like... German cars or something lol. I've never heard of an indie shop turning away something as straight forward as motor mounts. I mean, you're looking at doing it yourself after referencing a 4 page PDF... I don't know if I would trust them to do much past an oil change if motor mounts scared them off
Honeslty I wouldn't be shocked if they wanted no part of the job though...let's assume they've never done it, it's a big job, it'll tie up one of their bays longer than they'd like. They could be making money in that bay with less headaches. And let's say something's goes wrong - a possibility because they've never done the job - now they're either going to have to eat it, or charge him for it (and potentially lose him as a customer, or worse, he could go right to social media to complain). Shops are petrified of online complaints today.
The mounts on this car are a big/expensive/time consuming job. I'd turn it away if I owned the place. I'd rather have my guy's doing brakes, suspension, alignments and fluid changes. A couple check engine lights. Upsell a few things. I don't want an LS460 all apart on my lift with stuff breaking that I have to go to the dealer to get.
Wow, really? Sheesh... that indie shop must not be confident at all, unless you're going to an indie shop that specializes in... like... German cars or something lol. I've never heard of an indie shop turning away something as straight forward as motor mounts. I mean, you're looking at doing it yourself after referencing a 4 page PDF... I don't know if I would trust them to do much past an oil change if motor mounts scared them off
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Someplace in CT
Wow, really? Sheesh... that indie shop must not be confident at all, unless you're going to an indie shop that specializes in... like... German cars or something lol. I've never heard of an indie shop turning away something as straight forward as motor mounts. I mean, you're looking at doing it yourself after referencing a 4 page PDF... I don't know if I would trust them to do much past an oil change if motor mounts scared them off
I do a lot of work with this indy shop and eveytime they have been good, not worried about them, I would prefer for them to do this so they are not ripping apart things they are not 100% sure about.
Edit: This looks like a huge very expensive job. I noticed the car shifting a little when starting and starting to feel little bumps a lot more (even with new tires and set at 33--34psi). Was thinking this would be fairly challenging job but, not this bad. I might just hold on to them and wait but, I'll drop this info by to see what they say.
Last edited by DavidinCT; Jul 6, 2018 at 07:26 AM.
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