Hi,im after some advice on fitting a Powerflex top engine mount.Ive had a look at the metal housing that it sits in and im after a fitting guide or advice.Is it an in postition job or do i have to remove the bracket?Any help is much appreciated.
Hi,im after some advice on fitting a Powerflex top engine mount.Ive had a look at the metal housing that it sits in and im after a fitting guide or advice.Is it an in postition job or do i have to remove the bracket?Any help is much appreciated.
Volvo 855 t5 estateRica 280,V70 rear lights,V70 side repeaters,S60 17" tethys alloys, Powerflex top engine mount,eibach springs,front and rear strut brace,k&n panel filter,R front bumper
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From personal experience it's easier to remove the bracket to fit it, you can do it in situ using jubilee clips and clamps etc, but if you remove it and stick it in a vice it's a doddle.
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You can do it in situ. After you've cut through the old bush's plastic shell to remove it the two halves of the poly bush can be pressed in using a G-clamp and some blocks of wood (use plenty of copper slip on the outsides to ease them into the housing) Then copper grease the stainless center sleeve and press that through the middle of them both in the same way (if you press the sleeve in last you shouldn't need to chamfer the bushes). You will have to remove the tie arm that joins to the bulkhead as it's almost impossible to get it back over the new bush with it still fixed at he other end.
My T5 (Friday 29th August 2008)
Thanks Tomcat,I cant see all of the bolts that need to be undone(1 to be exact)do you know where they are?
Volvo 855 t5 estateRica 280,V70 rear lights,V70 side repeaters,S60 17" tethys alloys, Powerflex top engine mount,eibach springs,front and rear strut brace,k&n panel filter,R front bumper
To do:,bsr exhaust,HID's,window tints?
If memory serves me right(and it doesn't usually,lol), there are three bolts holding the bracket onto the side of the engine. If you follow the bracket down towards the dizzy cap you'll come across the bolts, you can't miss em. Remove the bracket that attaches the mount to the bulkhead, remove the turbo pipe that's clamped to the bracket and then remove the bracket. The existing mount is easy to remove with a hacksaw blade or similar, it's only soft plastic and rubber and cuts really easily.
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Currently rocking Volvo's finest V70R 2WD Manual
Previous cars:
1996 855 T5 (Ex Police),1996 854 T5,1996 855 T5,1995 855 Black T-5R,1996 960,1997 855 R
My T5 (Friday 29th August 2008)
Thanks nobananas,I think ill do it in situ.Thanks for the advice.Ive taken the brace to the baulkhead off already.Does the bush have a steel band around the outside of it or is that part of the housing?
Volvo 855 t5 estateRica 280,V70 rear lights,V70 side repeaters,S60 17" tethys alloys, Powerflex top engine mount,eibach springs,front and rear strut brace,k&n panel filter,R front bumper
To do:,bsr exhaust,HID's,window tints?
The old bush has a plastic outer that you can cut with either a sharp stanley knife or a hacksaw blade, it's very easy to get through and once you make one cut the whole lot just pushes out.
http://www.airbrushartists.org/Gal72..._s_Gallery.asp
Currently rocking Volvo's finest V70R 2WD Manual
Previous cars:
1996 855 T5 (Ex Police),1996 854 T5,1996 855 T5,1995 855 Black T-5R,1996 960,1997 855 R
Wow, lot's of chatter about top poly bushes on the forum today!
This guide kept me right:
http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?p=169341
Hope it's useful.
Last edited by Diesel64; Saturday 30th August 2008 at 17:03.
Bob
850 T5 saloon
Powerflow Exhaust | Drilled & Grooved disks (rear) | ABS ECU repaired | Alloys refurbed | Strut brace fitted | Poly Top engine bush | Replaced front quarter panel | Replaced Front Passenger Door |PCV system replaced | ITG Panel filter | New radiator fitted | 302mm Drilled & Grooved disks (Front) | EBC Pads | Drop links |VPCUK Sticker
Cheers diesel,that guide will be my bible for this job.Thanks very much
Volvo 855 t5 estateRica 280,V70 rear lights,V70 side repeaters,S60 17" tethys alloys, Powerflex top engine mount,eibach springs,front and rear strut brace,k&n panel filter,R front bumper
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