Hi all, I just registered. I'm in the middle of changing the timing belt on my 2003 GT and am stuck on removing the heavy engine mount bracket on the passenger side. It has prongs that keep grabbing the center motor mount and I can't seem to be able to raise or lower the engine enough to remove the long bolts that hold it in place (they're loosened but captured inside the bracket).
This has been a difficult job - have already removed the front bumper & cooling system to get access to the power steering pump bolts and other bits. At this point I hope I don't have to drop the engine!
Any advice would be appreciated. As you can see I procrastinated on this job until the timing belt started losing teeth at 130,000 miles - motor started running rough but the belt didn't snap or completely lose time, may have just skipped a tooth.
Also, as an aside, I tried to register at PTCruiserLinks but the captcha doesn't work at the admin seems to have gone on permanent vacation in 2018.
This has been a difficult job - have already removed the front bumper & cooling system to get access to the power steering pump bolts and other bits. At this point I hope I don't have to drop the engine!
Any advice would be appreciated. As you can see I procrastinated on this job until the timing belt started losing teeth at 130,000 miles - motor started running rough but the belt didn't snap or completely lose time, may have just skipped a tooth.
Also, as an aside, I tried to register at PTCruiserLinks but the captcha doesn't work at the admin seems to have gone on permanent vacation in 2018.