Cusco Mount Install Question - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-09, 10:01 AM

I just got my engine/ tranny mounts in the mail and i had a few questions. First there are 2 washers that came with the set and I dont know if those are for the tranny mount or the engine mounts? Secondly, are the engine mounts the same or is there a right and left side? The reason I ask is because one has movement and the other is stiff. perhaps its just that way until I suck down those bolts. That was my last question. There are 2 bolts on each mount, do I just suck those down as tight as I can or is there a torque rating?

Thanks

sperry · 2007-03-09, 10:37 AM

I think you're the 1st from SECCS to try to install 'em yourself, so um, read the instructions?

You should absolutely have torque specs for the installation, and a picture to describe what washers go where.... none of us here are going to know off hand, since none of us have done the Cusco mounts yet. If they didn't come w/ instructions, call the place that sold 'em to you and tell them you're missing the instructions... they should point you to some online instructions, or at least tell you how to install 'em.

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-09, 11:10 AM

Oh I got instructions.

sperry · 2007-03-09, 11:21 AM

The drawings look good enough to me to figure out... and the torque specs are clearly listed throughout in kg-m.

Use google for the conversion, for example: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...bs&btnG=Search

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-09, 11:34 AM

I need a torque rating for these, I dont see one. And does that big arrow mean the front of the car?

Kevin M · 2007-03-09, 12:01 PM

The diagram has a bunch of different torque specs, like 2.7+/-0.7 kg/m. find a program caled "convert" to do almost every kind of unit conversion you could wish.

The arrow may ormay not be the front of the car, but when you take off one of your stock mounts, that will show you which way the new one goes.

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-09, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

The arrow may ormay not be the front of the car, but when you take off one of your stock mounts, that will show you which way the new one goes.

Yeah I figured that would be the case. So im think im gonna call mike at GST to ask about the torque specs of the bolts that I circled.

Kevin M · 2007-03-09, 12:09 PM

You already have the torque specs. Like I said, get a conversion program to change kg/m into ft./lb.

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-09, 12:12 PM

Like I said, I need the specs for the bolts that "I" circled. There is no spec next to them. Look at the drawing where I circled the bolts on the engine mount right above that big arrow.

MPREZIV · 2007-03-09, 12:14 PM

Drawing a white circle around a part in a pic with a white background OWNS YOU!!!!!!

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-03-09, 12:19 PM

try this

Dean · 2007-03-09, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice

try this

They are not longitudinally load bearing, and they are lock nuts, so as tight as feels good with a 3/8" ratchet. They appear to be 10-12mm thread, so they will take about all you can put into them with a 3/8 drive by hand.

MPREZIV · 2007-03-09, 12:32 PM

Oh LOOK! SO much better!

As Dean said, I'd honestly just crank them down with a 3/8" ratchet to "good n' tight" and call it a day. But I do this crap too much to be looking for torque specs all the time...

Kevin M · 2007-03-09, 12:48 PM

Okay, those nuts. What Dean and Cory told you kind of explains why there is no torque specs. I bet teh characters next to them in kanji translate to "gutenteit" in German.

Just give them a push with your ratchet, don't try to crank on them super hard, and you'll be fine. If they did somehow start to back out, you'd hear a clunking from the front end only under acceleration and/or engine braking. It would be obvious what was causing it.

2007-03-09, 10:01 AM	#1
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Cusco Mount Install Question I just got my engine/ tranny mounts in the mail and i had a few questions. First there are 2 washers that came with the set and I dont know if those are for the tranny mount or the engine mounts? Secondly, are the engine mounts the same or is there a right and left side? The reason I ask is because one has movement and the other is stiff. perhaps its just that way until I suck down those bolts. That was my last question. There are 2 bolts on each mount, do I just suck those down as tight as I can or is there a torque rating? Thanks __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-09, 10:37 AM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I think you're the 1st from SECCS to try to install 'em yourself, so um, read the instructions? You should absolutely have torque specs for the installation, and a picture to describe what washers go where.... none of us here are going to know off hand, since none of us have done the Cusco mounts yet. If they didn't come w/ instructions, call the place that sold 'em to you and tell them you're missing the instructions... they should point you to some online instructions, or at least tell you how to install 'em. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2007-03-09, 11:10 AM	#3
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Oh I got instructions. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-09, 11:21 AM	#4
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	The drawings look good enough to me to figure out... and the torque specs are clearly listed throughout in kg-m. Use google for the conversion, for example: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...bs&btnG=Search __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2007-03-09, 11:34 AM	#5
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	I need a torque rating for these, I dont see one. And does that big arrow mean the front of the car? __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-09, 12:01 PM	#6
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	The diagram has a bunch of different torque specs, like 2.7+/-0.7 kg/m. find a program caled "convert" to do almost every kind of unit conversion you could wish. The arrow may ormay not be the front of the car, but when you take off one of your stock mounts, that will show you which way the new one goes. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2007-03-09, 12:09 PM	#8
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	You already have the torque specs. Like I said, get a conversion program to change kg/m into ft./lb. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2007-03-09, 12:12 PM	#9
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Like I said, I need the specs for the bolts that "I" circled. There is no spec next to them. Look at the drawing where I circled the bolts on the engine mount right above that big arrow. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-09, 12:14 PM	#10
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	Drawing a white circle around a part in a pic with a white background OWNS YOU!!!!!! __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2007-03-09, 12:19 PM	#11
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	try this __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-03-09, 12:32 PM	#13
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	Oh LOOK! SO much better! As Dean said, I'd honestly just crank them down with a 3/8" ratchet to "good n' tight" and call it a day. But I do this crap too much to be looking for torque specs all the time... __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2007-03-09, 12:48 PM	#14
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Okay, those nuts. What Dean and Cory told you kind of explains why there is no torque specs. I bet teh characters next to them in kanji translate to "gutenteit" in German. Just give them a push with your ratchet, don't try to crank on them super hard, and you'll be fine. If they did somehow start to back out, you'd hear a clunking from the front end only under acceleration and/or engine braking. It would be obvious what was causing it. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

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