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pulling engine forward...

Jakegday

Jakegday

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hello, i was told that pulling the engine forward (to change the rear spark plugs) was a good way to ruin the transmission motor mount. what are you guys' opinions on this?
 


I have done if for 3 years now. I had stock mounts engine and tranny until 140k. When i pulled engine and tranny, we replaced both.
 
apparently these are the tools needed to change the rear plugs without pulling the engine forward. i have all of them except my articulating head wrench does not have an angled handle like the one shown. regardless, i will be pulling the engine forward when i go to change them

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pssht. i dont got those fancy ratchets! just use a damn regular 3/8" drive ratchet and a 5/8" socket. no pulling the engine forward no nothing. these cars are cake to change plugs in.
 
when i frst bought my car the first thing i did was plugs and one of the back ones was so tight it took me hanging off the fender with feet off the ground to break it loose
and after my buddy sliced his arm up i decided to move the engine forward
 


kfish said:
pssht. i dont got those fancy ratchets! just use a damn regular 3/8" drive ratchet and a 5/8" socket. no pulling the engine forward no nothing. these cars are cake to change plugs in.
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damn, i'd hate to see the car that you think is hard to change them in


back on topic, so everyone agrees the mount will be fine?
 
yes mount will be fine. try changing rear plugs on a chrysler sebring 2.5 v6...yea the upper intakes gotta come off.
 
I was looking at a 08 ford fusion and im guessing you have to do the same with it
and unfortunatly its a life long customers car so i have to work on it
 


I like how they were too cheap to sleeve the holes like gm does in the aluminum blocks for head bolts. I am lucky neither of my trucks have blown out a plug.
 
My crown blew a plug on my wife one night scared the crap out of her
cost 175 to get fixxed my buddys shop has a rigged tool that makes tapping it and all that easy
 
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