arobins1985 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Hey everyone, After following this forum with interest for the past couple of months I have decided it was about time to introduce myself and ask a question. My name is Adam and I am the proud owner of a MKIV Triumph Spitfire. My question is regarding the engine mounts, I have done some research and found out that you can do them by jacking up the oil sump with a block of wood in between, but I am unsure of where to jack up on the sump, should it be on the sump bolts or on the sump itself. I would have thought jacking up on the sump itself would damage it and I don't really want to do this.Any assistance would be great!Adam :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 You should aim to spread the load across the base of the sump (imho) and not jack too hard - you are just trying to relieve the existing mounts, not jack the engine up out of the car.If you have a jack with a small seat you will bend/break the sump, one with a large pad or (as you say) a large thick block of wood is even better.Pressure = force/surface area. Small surface area = sump destruction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan pettit Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 loosen the nuts off first then raise it up about an inch or so .take the old ones off ,refit the new ones . I always drive the car on to a couple of bits of wood like scaffold board first to give a bit more underengine clearance for a trolley jack with a bit of wood to spread the load..job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Be carefull that when you tighten the mounts you dont have the engine too high.If you have dome type nuts or a low bonnet height it will touch and bend your bonnet.....guess how I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arobins1985 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks for the advice guys, ill be certain to make sure that the engine isn't to high when I close the bonnet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphspitfire.eu Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Already done so, it is not difficult.carefully support the motor with a wooden plate.http://www.triumphspitfire.eu/pagine/interventi/Pag_Meccanica/pagine/silentblocmotore/Silentbloc.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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