My Citroen XM 3.0 PR-Vestige

[russ92xmsed]

Ooooo, good luck. I chickened out on both... Sent the lower ball joint and hub to a garage round the corner to be done, and not even attempting the lower engine mount. I have one ready, but nope..... No no no!!!

[Dean]

Oh Russ, no problems doing an engine swap but wimping out of a little rubber mount and a ball joint.

Luckily i done the lower joints a few years back, maybe 8 or 9 years ago and greased rather than thread locked them on assembly, the engine mount is a little tricky granted, but i have done one before and have developed a very cunning plan, im doing it in situe but being a 2.0 i have excellent access to press it in with a vice, a blow torch and a freezer with lots of lubricant and a litle sanding tool, i remain optimistic this sunday will see battle commence so wish me luck!

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[russ92xmsed]

Yes. I'm a complex person!
Well put it down to not quite having the right equipment.....

Good luck. No problem for ya!

[Dean]

I hope so, there is no going back once I've started

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[MTXM]

I would be very interested to hear how you get on with the lower engine mount Dean as I recently bought some replacement inserts and have not yet been successful with installation and the brackets are actually off the car!! I tentitively tried the heating and freezing trick but the fit is extremely tight. With regards, Matthew T.

[Dean]

The trick Matthew is to make the fit a little less tight , without a large press, fitting would be impossible, i prefer to carefully sand back the centre 3/4 of the alloy casting and drive the bushing in, many times i have driven the bush in off the car and got stuck 3/4 of the way in which isnt much good.

D

[White Exec]

Possible to use a hydraulic bottle jack, and a few bits of hefty steel section, welded/bolted up?
You're right about using a vise, though: it can do a good job. I've only snapped one vise in half, but that was in my youth.

[xmexclusive]

Why can you not just wind it in.
Two round steel plates, one the size of the bush, the other the size of the mount.
Hole through the centre and a large nut and bolt.
Grease the washers under the nut and wind away with a couple of spanners.

John

[Dean]

I Just found the large Vise easy although i do have some chunky angle and large nuts and bolts should more power be required.

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[russ92xmsed]

Did that work then Dean? You need to give us a how to guide!