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[Mark Schroeder]

Told my Grandpa I'd replace his belt for him. Found the dreaded engine
mount in the way. The mount has a lower split in it, seems like it could be
removed to thread the belt through.

Do I have to take the whole mount apart and support the engine or is there a
trick? The mount is pretty substantial and you'd have to remove the pow.
steering pump to get the rear portion off. There are three mount points to
the engine and one to the frame.

Thanks for any help.

[Harry Face]

Does Grandpa's belt really need replacing? How many miles are on it?
The engine needs to be supported when the mount is disconnected I don't
recall hearing if the PS pump has to be moved.

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Harryface
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1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE
3800 V6 ( C ), Black/Slate Grey
_~_~_~296,339 miles_~_~_

~_~_~_~_U.S.A._~_~_~_~_~_

~~~The Former Fleet ~~~
89 Cavalier Z 24 convertible
78 Holiday 88 coupe
68 LeSabre convertible
73 Impala sedan

[scrapir]

You don't have to take the mount out. If take the r/f tire off and then the
plastic sheild on the fender wall you will find a bolt that connects to the
motor and mount. Take that bolt out and a spacer (part of the mount) will
come out to slide the belt through. You don't need to support the motor at
all but getting the spacer back in can be tricky at times.