DIY Motor Mounts

Slo_RSX · 02-22-2008, 11:09 PM

Tool's Needed:

Socket Set (14mm, 17mm, 19 mm)
Metric Wrench Set
Jack Stands
Floor Jack
Phone Book

Things to Remove before you start:

Intake
Header or Downpipe ** Not always necessary in all cases, but gives you more room**
Power Steering Reservoir

Another CRSX member reports these Torque Specs from the repair manual
Front- 47lbs-ft
Rear- 43lbs-ft, middle bolt- 47lbs-ft
Driver- 47lbs-ft, middle bolt- 40lbs-ft
Passenger- bracket bolt and nut- 40lbs-ft

1. First you must jack up the front end of the car as high as your floor jack will allow. Once your car is jacked up, place the jack stands underneath the car on the jack points and lower the car.

2. Once the car is supported by the jack stands you are going to need to use the floor jack to support the motor while your and installing the new mounts. Use a phone book between the oil pan and the floor jack like so.

3. Now that the engine is support we can start unbolting one mount at a time. I started with the sub frame mount.

4. There are a total of 4 bolts on the sub frame mount. 3 on the bottom that attach the mount to the sub frame, and one long bolt that goes through the transmission. Unbolt the 3 bottom bolts first, then unbolt the long bolt that goes through the rubber insert of the stock motor mount. The mount should come out fairly easy unless your header is in the way.

5. When your bolting the new mount on make sure to bolt the 3 bottom sub frame bolts back on first, then proceed to put the long bolt that goes through the poly insert of the new mount. You may have to play around with lowering the floor jack the get the last bolt hole to line up. Now you have the hardest mount out of the way

6. Next do the driver's side transmission mount. Start by taking the long center bolt that goes through the rubber insert out first.

Slo_RSX · 02-22-2008, 11:10 PM

7. Then proceed to unbolt the 3 bolts that are holding the mount to the frame.

8. You should have 4 bolts off by now. This mount comes out extremely easy.

9. Now bolt the new mount up to the frame rail with the 3 bolts. Once the mount is bolted to the frame slide the long bolt through the poly insert and tighten it up. You may have to lower and raise the floor jack again to get the hole to line up properly.

10. One more mount left. This one goes on the passenger side. You will have to slide the power steering reservoir off first to get access to all the bolts. Also you will have to loosen the ABS unit so you can loosen one bolt on the mount. You will also need to disconnect the ground wire that it attached to the top of the mount.
11. Once everything is out of the way you can start by unbolting the two bolts that are connected to the motor.

Slo_RSX · 02-22-2008, 11:10 PM

12. Now you can unbolt the center nut at the top of the mount. This will allow you to take the black metal piece that connects the motor to the mount off.
13. You can now unbolt the 3 bolts that hold the mount to the frame.

14. Put the new mount in place and then put the 3 bolts in place that hold it to the frame.
15. Bolt the new connector piece onto the motor using the 2 bolts that held it in place originally.
16. Last, put the big nut that holds the motor to the mount on.

17. Re-tighten the bolts that hold the ABS unit back in place.
18. Put the power steering reservoir back in place.
19. Reconnect the ground wire to the passenger side mount.
20. Lower the floor jack from the motor.
21. Remove Jackstands, and enjoy a wheel-hopless RSX

mojo_jojo77777 · 02-22-2008, 11:19 PM

nice write up

himrin1216 · 02-22-2008, 11:24 PM

good write up

slim/// · 02-22-2008, 11:24 PM

Nice write up

RSX FSU · 02-23-2008, 01:22 AM

By far the best and most detailed write-up I have seen in a long time. Thanks!

paulkramer · 02-23-2008, 01:37 AM

Nice job! Innovative mounts FTW!

You didn't say anything about reconnecting the ground wire you removed from the passenger side mount.....

What are those two things hanging beneath the car in the second photograph?

And - does your power steering line stay in the position shown in the last photograph!?

JCL · 02-23-2008, 03:26 AM

nice write up. but i went with esmm instead lol.

RSX FSU · 02-23-2008, 05:58 PM

where did you get that long ass 17mm ratchet? I could use one of those right about now.

Slo_RSX · 02-23-2008, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulkramer

Nice job! Innovative mounts FTW!

You didn't say anything about reconnecting the ground wire you removed from the passenger side mount.....

What are those two things hanging beneath the car in the second photograph?

And - does your power steering line stay in the position shown in the last photograph!?

Yes you will want to reconnect that ground wire after you are finished everything.

The two things hanging underneath the car is are the O2 Sensors. I am in the process of doing a turbo build and don't have a testpipe or cat installed so they are just hanging there for now.

The power steering res fits in the stock location as shown in the last picture.

where did you get that long ass 17mm ratchet? I could use one of those right about now.

I just used pipe on the end of the ratchet for those super tight bolts. It gives you a little more leverage.

Jacek · 02-23-2008, 10:04 PM

very nice write-up, I will have to change mine this summer

jesselyons2002 · 02-23-2008, 10:19 PM

What about the torque specs.

Slo_RSX · 02-23-2008, 10:37 PM

Between 45-50 ft/lb on all bolts according to the helms manual.

artrsx · 02-24-2008, 12:26 AM

thanks man, this is golden. Couldn't find anything nearly as detailed as this before, and i plan on installing my mounts this week.

blueitr · 02-24-2008, 12:55 AM

excellent write up

remonster · 02-25-2008, 08:49 PM

does this install differ substantially on an 05-06??

03ssmrsx · 02-25-2008, 09:30 PM

nice write up

firemang · 02-25-2008, 10:29 PM

nice write up! it looks easy. based on your experience installin this yourself how would you rate this in difficulty 10easy 1hard. seein you do this makes the install not seem so bad. i might do it myself instead of taking it to a shop when i get motormounts down the line..

remonster · 02-26-2008, 02:50 PM

I want to do this myself because I asked the local shop the install price and they said anywhere from 250-300.. i was like wtf???

wakeoguy · 02-26-2008, 04:05 PM

Great write up!! I did mine about 6 months ago. Car just feels so much more firm and responsive.

magnEsium · 02-26-2008, 04:30 PM

nice

how hard is it to get back there without removing the header?

TyFoxx0608 · 02-26-2008, 05:45 PM

thanx a lot for the nice write up.

K20King · 02-26-2008, 06:06 PM

Definitely a good write up!

Slo_RSX · 02-29-2008, 09:42 PM

does this install differ substantially on an 05-06??

It will be the exact same since all motor mounts fit 02-06 RSX models.

nice write up! it looks easy. based on your experience installin this yourself how would you rate this in difficulty 10easy 1hard. seein you do this makes the install not seem so bad. i might do it myself instead of taking it to a shop when i get motormounts down the line..
Its pretty straight forward. The first time I did it, it took about 4-5 hours, I have done it about 3 times since then and can usually do it within 2 hours. There is nothing really to mess up, its really just unbolting the mounts and putting the new ones in place. On a scale 1 being easy 10 being difficult I would say this is a 4.
how hard is it to get back there without removing the header?
You might have trouble getting the last bolt on the bottom motor mount off. Depends on the brand of header.

02-22-2008, 11:09 PM	#1
Slo_RSX iVtec Do You? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saskatoon, SK Canada Posts: 1,205 iTrader: (17)	DIY Motor Mounts Tool's Needed: Socket Set (14mm, 17mm, 19 mm) Metric Wrench Set Jack Stands Floor Jack Phone Book Things to Remove before you start: Intake Header or Downpipe Not always necessary in all cases, but gives you more room Power Steering Reservoir Another CRSX member reports these Torque Specs from the repair manual Front- 47lbs-ft Rear- 43lbs-ft, middle bolt- 47lbs-ft Driver- 47lbs-ft, middle bolt- 40lbs-ft Passenger- bracket bolt and nut- 40lbs-ft 1. First you must jack up the front end of the car as high as your floor jack will allow. Once your car is jacked up, place the jack stands underneath the car on the jack points and lower the car. 2. Once the car is supported by the jack stands you are going to need to use the floor jack to support the motor while your and installing the new mounts. Use a phone book between the oil pan and the floor jack like so. 3. Now that the engine is support we can start unbolting one mount at a time. I started with the sub frame mount. 4. There are a total of 4 bolts on the sub frame mount. 3 on the bottom that attach the mount to the sub frame, and one long bolt that goes through the transmission. Unbolt the 3 bottom bolts first, then unbolt the long bolt that goes through the rubber insert of the stock motor mount. The mount should come out fairly easy unless your header is in the way. 5. When your bolting the new mount on make sure to bolt the 3 bottom sub frame bolts back on first, then proceed to put the long bolt that goes through the poly insert of the new mount. You may have to play around with lowering the floor jack the get the last bolt hole to line up. Now you have the hardest mount out of the way 6. Next do the driver's side transmission mount. Start by taking the long center bolt that goes through the rubber insert out first. __________________ 06 NBP RSX-S 174Whp and 122tq 15.08 @ 92.5 MPH Spoon Sports My Show-Off Thread Last edited by Slo_RSX; 12-20-2009 at 10:10 PM.

02-22-2008, 11:10 PM	#2
Slo_RSX iVtec Do You? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saskatoon, SK Canada Posts: 1,205 iTrader: (17)	7. Then proceed to unbolt the 3 bolts that are holding the mount to the frame. 8. You should have 4 bolts off by now. This mount comes out extremely easy. 9. Now bolt the new mount up to the frame rail with the 3 bolts. Once the mount is bolted to the frame slide the long bolt through the poly insert and tighten it up. You may have to lower and raise the floor jack again to get the hole to line up properly. 10. One more mount left. This one goes on the passenger side. You will have to slide the power steering reservoir off first to get access to all the bolts. Also you will have to loosen the ABS unit so you can loosen one bolt on the mount. You will also need to disconnect the ground wire that it attached to the top of the mount. 11. Once everything is out of the way you can start by unbolting the two bolts that are connected to the motor. __________________ 06 NBP RSX-S 174Whp and 122tq 15.08 @ 92.5 MPH Spoon Sports My Show-Off Thread

02-22-2008, 11:10 PM	#3
Slo_RSX iVtec Do You? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saskatoon, SK Canada Posts: 1,205 iTrader: (17)	12. Now you can unbolt the center nut at the top of the mount. This will allow you to take the black metal piece that connects the motor to the mount off. 13. You can now unbolt the 3 bolts that hold the mount to the frame. 14. Put the new mount in place and then put the 3 bolts in place that hold it to the frame. 15. Bolt the new connector piece onto the motor using the 2 bolts that held it in place originally. 16. Last, put the big nut that holds the motor to the mount on. 17. Re-tighten the bolts that hold the ABS unit back in place. 18. Put the power steering reservoir back in place. 19. Reconnect the ground wire to the passenger side mount. 20. Lower the floor jack from the motor. 21. Remove Jackstands, and enjoy a wheel-hopless RSX __________________ 06 NBP RSX-S 174Whp and 122tq 15.08 @ 92.5 MPH Spoon Sports My Show-Off Thread Last edited by Slo_RSX; 02-23-2008 at 08:30 PM. Reason: Added step 19.

02-22-2008, 11:24 PM	#5
himrin1216 In the works... ^.^; ; Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Jersey Posts: 2,437 iTrader: (8)	good write up __________________ 2003 ABP type S [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] flickr

02-22-2008, 11:24 PM	#6
slim/// My mom says I'm cool Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kern County, CA Posts: 9,423 iTrader: (41)	Nice write up __________________ ΜΟΛ'ΩΝ ΛΑΒ'Ε

02-22-2008, 11:19 PM	#4
mojo_jojo77777 Select Automotive Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,146 iTrader: (14)	nice write up

02-23-2008, 01:22 AM	#7
RSX FSU Banned Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Downtown Tampa Posts: 5,803 iTrader: (16)	By far the best and most detailed write-up I have seen in a long time. Thanks!

02-23-2008, 01:37 AM	#8
paulkramer Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 7,587 iTrader: (34)	Nice job! Innovative mounts FTW! You didn't say anything about reconnecting the ground wire you removed from the passenger side mount..... What are those two things hanging beneath the car in the second photograph? And - does your power steering line stay in the position shown in the last photograph!?

02-23-2008, 03:26 AM	#9
JCL Master Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta Posts: 4,059 iTrader: (20)	nice write up. but i went with esmm instead lol.

02-23-2008, 05:58 PM	#10
RSX FSU Banned Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Downtown Tampa Posts: 5,803 iTrader: (16)	where did you get that long ass 17mm ratchet? I could use one of those right about now.

02-23-2008, 10:04 PM	#12
Jacek 06 PWP Type-S Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Far Far Away Posts: 1,235 iTrader: (19)	very nice write-up, I will have to change mine this summer __________________ 2006 PWP Acura RSX Type-S prrrr pearl 2008 Honda TRX700 It's Fasssssst! 2008 Yamaha WR250X Fun Bike SHOW-OFF http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=636218 Countries where I drove my DC5 so far: USA, Canada, Poland, Czech, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia,

02-23-2008, 10:19 PM	#13
jesselyons2002 Need Help ? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Palmdale Posts: 1,880 iTrader: (2)	What about the torque specs.

02-23-2008, 10:37 PM	#14
Slo_RSX iVtec Do You? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saskatoon, SK Canada Posts: 1,205 iTrader: (17)	Between 45-50 ft/lb on all bolts according to the helms manual. __________________ 06 NBP RSX-S 174Whp and 122tq 15.08 @ 92.5 MPH Spoon Sports My Show-Off Thread

02-24-2008, 12:26 AM	#15
artrsx Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 675 iTrader: (30)	thanks man, this is golden. Couldn't find anything nearly as detailed as this before, and i plan on installing my mounts this week. __________________ Phototrailhttp://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=517039

02-24-2008, 12:55 AM	#16
blueitr Got another K Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gainesville FL Posts: 1,874 iTrader: (3)	excellent write up __________________ http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=531659 [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-25-2008, 08:49 PM	#17
remonster Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 587 iTrader: (8)	does this install differ substantially on an 05-06?? __________________ "If it ain't K it ain't the way!" PSN: Shat_Shart_Tart (BLOPSII and MW3) Battletag: remonster#1472

02-25-2008, 09:30 PM	#18
03ssmrsx Blown Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 14,004 iTrader: (10)	nice write up

02-26-2008, 02:50 PM	#20
remonster Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 587 iTrader: (8)	I want to do this myself because I asked the local shop the install price and they said anywhere from 250-300.. i was like wtf??? __________________ "If it ain't K it ain't the way!" PSN: Shat_Shart_Tart (BLOPSII and MW3) Battletag: remonster#1472

02-26-2008, 04:05 PM	#21
wakeoguy local installer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Iowa City, IA Posts: 192 iTrader: (3)	Great write up!! I did mine about 6 months ago. Car just feels so much more firm and responsive. __________________ '03 DSM TypeS Honda - The Power of Dreams Acura - The Power of More Expensive Dreams with the Same Honda Parts.

02-26-2008, 04:30 PM	#22
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02-26-2008, 05:45 PM	#23
TyFoxx0608 Infinite Motorsports Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,679 iTrader: (24)	thanx a lot for the nice write up. __________________ Current = 05 GG Evo 8 MR 06 GPW S2K = sold R6 = sold PWP RSX-S = sold Integra GSR = sold Civic Si = sold

02-26-2008, 06:06 PM	#24
K20King AF Photography™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 12,517 iTrader: (6)	Definitely a good write up!

02-29-2008, 09:42 PM	#25
Slo_RSX iVtec Do You? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saskatoon, SK Canada Posts: 1,205 iTrader: (17)	does this install differ substantially on an 05-06?? It will be the exact same since all motor mounts fit 02-06 RSX models. nice write up! it looks easy. based on your experience installin this yourself how would you rate this in difficulty 10easy 1hard. seein you do this makes the install not seem so bad. i might do it myself instead of taking it to a shop when i get motormounts down the line.. Its pretty straight forward. The first time I did it, it took about 4-5 hours, I have done it about 3 times since then and can usually do it within 2 hours. There is nothing really to mess up, its really just unbolting the mounts and putting the new ones in place. On a scale 1 being easy 10 being difficult I would say this is a 4. how hard is it to get back there without removing the header? You might have trouble getting the last bolt on the bottom motor mount off. Depends on the brand of header. __________________ 06 NBP RSX-S 174Whp and 122tq 15.08 @ 92.5 MPH Spoon Sports My Show-Off Thread