N14 Base Engine Troubleshooting and Repair Manual – 016-002   Engine Support Bracket, Front

Use a hoist or lifting fixture to support the front of the engine.

Remove the alternator drive belts. Refer to Procedure

013-001-002.

Remove the vibration damper and the crankshaft pulley. Refer to Procedures

001-052-002 and

001-022-002, respectively.

Remove the two capscrews from the front engine mounts and the support bracket.

Raise the front of the engine with the hoist.

Remove the eight mounting capscrews and the front engine support bracket from the gear cover.

Remove the rubber engine mounts from the crossmember.

Steam clean or use solvent, and dry the parts with compressed air.

Visually inspect the engine mounts for cracks or deterioration.

Visually inspect the engine support bracket for cracks or damage.

Inspect the capscrew threads for damage.

Install the rubber engine mounts into the crossmember.

Install the engine support bracket and the eight mounting capscrews.

Tighten the capscrews. 

Lower the front of the engine to the rubber engine mounts.

NOTE: The capscrew holes in the support bracket

must
be aligned with the capscrew holes in the engine mounts.

Install the two support bracket to engine mount capscrews, and tighten to the manufacturer’s specifications.

Remove the lifting fixture or the hoist from the engine.

Install the vibration damper and the crankshaft pulley. Refer to Procedures

001-052-026 and

001-022-026, respectively.

Install and adjust the alternator drive belts. Refer to Procedure

013-005-029.