TD LH engine mounting

jgra1 · Unread post by **jgra1** » 25 Sep 2008, 09:19

Does anyone know how this unit is fixed to the car?

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 25 Sep 2008, 09:29

It's screwed into the inner wing John, into a captive nut. It needs a special tool (ideally) to engage with the cut-outs in the top of it...

Then, as the BoL might say, unscrew it. Only thing is, corrosion may have it stuick fast and the captive nut might start to pull. I think (memory again) that you can get to the underside by looking uder the wing and if you can get a bit of Plus-Gas going on it, I'm sure it'll make the job easier.

A meaty webbing strap as used for to shift oil filters might do the trick to remove it.

jgra1 · Unread post by **jgra1** » 25 Sep 2008, 09:39

thanks Jim

Unread post by **RichardW** » 25 Sep 2008, 10:46

LH or RH??

To me the LH one is on the end of gearbox, the RH one is around the cambelt area. Although LH as you look at the engine is the cambelt one....

Maybe I'm just over pedantic!

jgra1 · Unread post by **jgra1** » 25 Sep 2008, 10:50

Sorry Rich I was going to say offside, then drivers side , then ended up with LH side

Cambelt end..

my dad tried to lift his 306 using the engine as a jacking point

result - one torn-apart mounting

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 25 Sep 2008, 13:19

some of the O/S/UK drivers side/ RH side ( when sitting in car )LH side ( when under the bonnet/ hood engine mounts do have a nut on the under side, which you get at under the afore mentioned inneer wing

regards malcolm

jgra1 · Unread post by **jgra1** » 25 Sep 2008, 13:39

thanks Malcolm