I've been putting this off for months. I'm worried I'm going to break the transmission case if I don't get on this and put new mounts in the truck. I've had this 93 for 20 years, and it is amazingly original and un-dorked-with. The engine has never been out, and little has been molested on it. I'd like to keep it that way. I guess it's my NCRS thinking, I just have a problem taking things apart that have never been apart before. A vehicle is original only once.
I've changed the mounts in a regular 4X4 S-series. As per the factory manual, It requires jacking the body off the frame to get the engine high enough to get to the mount-to-block bolts. BUT on a SyTy the exhaust manifold is in front of the mount blocking any access from the front. The supplement makes no mention of how to do a mount replacement. I'm going with stock rubber mounts.
I'm contemplating going in from the side through the wheel housing, and probably removing the driver side exhaust manifold even though its never been off. Will also have to remove the PS pump which has never been off either. I can use the opportunity to install the Astro shaft I have for the truck. I may still have to jack the body up, which is no biggie, but more bolts get molested. I want to do the passenger side too, but the turbo and downpipe are over there. I haven't even thought about that side yet.
Has anyone DONE this project? How did you do it? Any thoughts? I did mounts in a Syclone about a year ago. Because the transmission was out for other work, I just pulled the engine to do the mounts. Ended up doing bearings, and about two weeks of cleaning once the engine was out. I really DON'T want this task to balloon into "while I'm in there" and not get done for 5 months, not to mention I don't want to "restore" this Ty. I like originality.
Thanks for any insight.
I've changed the mounts in a regular 4X4 S-series. As per the factory manual, It requires jacking the body off the frame to get the engine high enough to get to the mount-to-block bolts. BUT on a SyTy the exhaust manifold is in front of the mount blocking any access from the front. The supplement makes no mention of how to do a mount replacement. I'm going with stock rubber mounts.
I'm contemplating going in from the side through the wheel housing, and probably removing the driver side exhaust manifold even though its never been off. Will also have to remove the PS pump which has never been off either. I can use the opportunity to install the Astro shaft I have for the truck. I may still have to jack the body up, which is no biggie, but more bolts get molested. I want to do the passenger side too, but the turbo and downpipe are over there. I haven't even thought about that side yet.
Has anyone DONE this project? How did you do it? Any thoughts? I did mounts in a Syclone about a year ago. Because the transmission was out for other work, I just pulled the engine to do the mounts. Ended up doing bearings, and about two weeks of cleaning once the engine was out. I really DON'T want this task to balloon into "while I'm in there" and not get done for 5 months, not to mention I don't want to "restore" this Ty. I like originality.
Thanks for any insight.
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