Excellent job on this. One bit of warning to anyone that pulls the hub nut. It is possible to inadvertently pull the inner constant velocity joint loose if you yank on this too much. I know this from experience and it's a major pain in the rear end to fix, gear oil etc..
Thank you for the kind words, I did have that happen which is why i took the axle nut off when I had to do this the second time. I wish i mentioned the axle boot or popping out the axle. In my case i pulled the boot off the cup that goes into the transmission. Thank you for adding that in. Cheers!
What symptoms did you notice that this was going bad? And thanks for the video, the rubber on both of my controls arms is rotting away. Not looking forward to this job.
Really had no issues even though the rubber was cracking. We have safety inspections and they told the owner that they should replace it. If it’s bad enough you will feel looseness in the suspension and loud clunks if it is really bad.
@@MobileCarMechanic thank you for the info! And responding. Good to see this is possible in a driveway with basic tools. Not sure I want to know how much a local shop would charge for this.
I have looked up three different labor guides and they all say around 11 hours! My mechanic says that's nuts. I'm not in the business to screw my customers over, I'd like them to keep coming back, at the same time making some profit. Could you please tell me how long it took you to complete this job? Thanks
Normally the stud doesn’t come out but in this case it came loose with the nut. You can still remove with the stud in place. Just make sure to Jack up the engine as far up as you can
@@MobileCarMechanic I'm trying to replace all the 5 motor mounts on my 2013 Venza V6 fwd. How do I do this? I don't want to lift the engine up too high, because that might rip the CV axle out.
@@MobileCarMechanic My top nut came off the left engine mount, and the stud remained in the mount. I cannot get my engine up far enough. What do you think of the idea that I clean-thread semi-permanent loctite bond the nut to the stud? Then I try again and hopefully the studs winds out like in your video? Thanks.
If anyone is wondering, my idea worked. After red-loctiting the nut on, the stud came out of the top of the engine mount, so the mount lifted out quite easily.
For anyone wondering, I did the right side, and removed the stud using two nuts locked together. A simpler solution than waiting for red loctite to set.
lol I happened to get lucky, i can’t remember exactly how I got it out last time as this was the 2nd time replacing. Essentially you have to jack up the motor as high as it can go and if there are any obstacles unbolt them. But I think I was able to jack up the motor relatively high enough to wiggle it out.
@@MobileCarMechanic well, I unbolted the center drone mount and was able to get it high enough. But I unbolted the strut without support and the axle popped out at the trans. I wonder if I can just force the boot back on. I’m planing to redo the boot clamp.
