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Jun 11, 2011 | 01:16 PM

2QuikTA

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When I install the LT's, I'm gonna upgrade to some poly mounts at the same time. What's the easiest way to do this? It seems to be a common problem to get the eyelet bolt to line up on the final side. One guy had a way of doing it that involved jacking up the mount, while another guy said he just removed the whole pedestal and the reinstall was easy breezy.

Jun 11, 2011 | 02:17 PM

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for the 1000nd time........unbolt ......and or remove the pedestals with the mounts.......turns a 4 hr job into a 15 min job

Jun 11, 2011 | 02:35 PM

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sj, I know you're the one who removed the whole pedestal intead. If you unbolt the whole pedestal, does it all just line up and bolt right back up?

Jun 11, 2011 | 03:01 PM

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with the pedestal removed you can move it around til it all lines up

Jun 11, 2011 | 03:21 PM

2QuikTA

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Why didn't anybody ever do that before? lol

Jun 11, 2011 | 04:50 PM

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Another believer in taking the whole pedestal out here. Worked for me! Not all of the bolts from the pedestal to the K member lined up, but you can start one or two and rotate it with a pry bar to start the others, then just crank them all down! I also put the thru-bolt in backwards so in the future, if needed, you wouldn't have to move the alternator.

Jun 11, 2011 | 05:10 PM

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My drivers side bolt was in correctly to do this and the pass side I had to turn around so as to not have to remove the compressor. Good attention to detali BTW...