Rear firewall motor mount

[gab1014]

Good afternoon everyone and thanks for reading my post! I have a Mazda Protege5 2003. I recently changed my right and radiator motor mounts but simply cannot figure out how to replace the rear fire wall one! It's beyond frustrating. If anyone can offer some help/advice and/or where I can buy a repair manual, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

 

[njaremka]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123651947&highlight=install+rear+motor+mount

 

[gab1014]

thank you very much!

 

[thrasher]

It's an adventure. Just make sure you've got a few feet of socket extensions and pry-bars.

 

[lil_red_wagon]

i had to have extensions, pivots, and prybars. the thing that made all of the difference was loosening the bottom nuts on the front mount to rock the engine back.

 

[Mr.Ames]

Here's some pics I did mine the other day. The intake manifold is a b**** to remove. Easiest way to get the bolts off the motor mounts is with a deep socket, pivot, LONG extension (mine was like 2' long) and a breaker bar.

 

[thrasher]

Here's some pics I did mine the other day. The intake manifold is a b**** to remove. Easiest way to get the bolts off the motor mounts is with a deep socket, pivot, LONG extension (mine was like 2' long) and a breaker bar.

Cheater, try doing it without removing the intake manifold.

I couldn't get the horizontal bolt out either, had to use extensions out the wheel well in order to get a breaker bar on it.

 

[Mr.Ames]

hahaha, i wanted to take the butterflies out of the intake manifold so i figured i might as well do it all at once

 

[P-Funk!]

^me too. With everything out - it was still a beotch to get that connector bracket out of the way....

Do the intake in two sections - way easier.