How do you replace motor mounts in a 2001 Chevy Astro van?

Answer 1

one doesn't want to even approach this job unless macanically experianced:remove neg. batt. cable.on side near starter remove both batt. cables(your car may run bad for a day or 3. due to the onboard conputer has to reremember all pertinant things)securly choc side your working on. don't trust any car jack. for you'll be under the van for a while.place a jack under the oil pan but put a 1/by2 peice of wood between the top of jack and surface of oil pan and ofcourse favor the side of the pan your working on in order that the jack will more readily jack up that side.now jack it up very slightly, probably less than a quarter inch to take the full weight of engine off that mount.now having done this remove the through bolt on that mount.if it disn't come out semi easy either raise up jack adjustment or lower it slightly to help aliviate any extra binding(and diong this job unsaftly and binding one will contend with.With the through bolt and nut removed and the jack continually maintainning the weight of the engine on that sideOh and a small skinny led flash light in your mouth, less you have anything better for proper lighting than i didyou now have to focus in on removing the probably 3 bolts that hold the motor mount on, 3 nuts and 3 bolts. it's probably a 15 milimeter sockett and a 15 milimeter Ring wrench. You will probably want 2 wratchets and 2 sockets aslo to help this ardious task.Also a three eights inch drive 'Elbow'And extentions. And probably even a helper, if you've even made it this far:Make sure you set a huge sheet of cardboard that your laying on if your working on cement, It helps!Thrase 3 nuts and bolts are also called Fasteners and ther hard to loosen off all the way, but there supposto be this way so they don't loosen in the comming years you'll be driving around.(conversly there semi hard to retighten back on when you get to that part)Wight the bolts removed jack up the engine with the jack under the oil pan more (probably an inch or slightly more) to help remove the mount slipping it off to the side type thing to remove it.Installation is mostly reverse of removal whrn you get the new motor mount placed right in there cinch down the 3 nut and bolts evenly incorperating at least a 2 wave tightening method. this will insure it's proper seating, And tork em down to specs, but don't over tork, their'll begine to strip.Now getting the the engine back down over the new mount is tricky: You may have to incorperate bars or long screwdrivers to help the engine down over the mount while lowering the weight of the engine with jack under oil pan so you can get the through bolt back in without damaging the new motor mount!what i disvovered since we have the same van if the prying doesn't go to well try placing the jack under the far side of the oil pan, jack it up only a very little and see it doesn't cause the through bolt to go in easier. you now have one real new motor mount!! i was rushed and may have forgot something so be always carefull.