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Old 04-01-2015, 01:47 PM   #1
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Default Trans and motor mounts sheered off

Had to slam on my brakes to avoiding hitting a kid in the street. Felt a jolt but my car still ran so I drove home. Looked underneath to see what happened and 1 of my motor mounts and both of my trans mounts had ripped in half. Is there an easy way to fix this
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We had the same thing happen to our 24 Hr of lemons POS they were just old and abused. They are a wear item and when it's time to go they do.

If you just daily the car get OEM they are nice and quiet and vibration free.
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New update I ripped a hole the trans cross member
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Hi Monica!

All are easy to replace if you have 4 jack stands a floor jack, A set of wobble socket extensions to reach the top nuts for the front motor mounts, and 13mm Sockets/wrench for the tranny mounts and trans cross member.

I believe the tranny cross member is the same for E36s. Check RealOEM. then grab one off a salvage yard for pennies off a new one.

Once you do replace them I suspect the car will drive so much smoother with a feel of slightly more power.

Do you need a DIY for changing the mounts? There are a few write-ups for E36 and E39s that are applicable. Drop a note here if you can't locate any.

Good luck!
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Pretty straight forward. I made my daughter change hers last summer. I was there to help and guide her. You can actually do it with only a pair of jackstands and a floor jack.
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Car now makes a weird clicking sound at idle every 10 seconds
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