Mercury F5TZ-6038-B Insulator Assembly

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Insert a large screwdriver or pry bar into the space between the transmission extension housing and the frame cross member and pry up. The transmission should not move significantly away from the mount; if it does, the mount should be replaced. Place a jack under the transmission with a wood block on top to protect the transmission case, applying a slight amount of jack pressure to support the weight of the transmission. Remove the two nuts securing the mount to the frame cross member and the two bolts securing the mount to the transmission extension housing. On 1997 and later models, there is an exhaust mount bracket under the right-side transmission mount bolt, which may need to be pried aside slightly after removing that bolt. Raise the transmission with the jack until the studs on the bottom of the transmission mount clear the cross member, then remove the mount and install a new one. Installation follows the reverse order of removal.

Engine mounts are usually trouble-free, but if some of them are cracks or completely worn out, they should be replaced to prevent further damage or wear of other drive line parts. To check the mounts, the engine has to be lifted a little so as to take the weight off the mounts. First, lift the car and apply jack stands after that, place the jack underneath the engine oil pan. If it has Automatic Ride Control, switch off the air suspension switch before lifting it to prevent the damaging of it's components. Put a piece of wood with about the same diameter as the jack head but wider in thickness than the oil pan separating the two surfaces, then lift the engine approximately off the weight placed on the mounts. Check the mounts for cracks, when the rubber has become too hard and if the rubber mounts have detached from the metal plates a little bit of space is always apparent and the rubber will be split down the middle. Make sure that mount plates move relatively to the engine or frame, if this is observable, then lower down the engine and torqued the mount fasteners using large screwdriver pry-bar. To retard the process of deterioration, then the mounts should be treated with rubber preservative. For replacement, first, remove the negative battery terminal, then lift the vehicle, and set it on jack stands, if the vehicle contains Automatic Ride Control, make sure set the Air Suspension switch off. Loosen the engine electric cooling fan/shroud assembly to reveal four nuts of the mount to the engine bracket which are done from inside the engine compartment on the top. Lift the engine up a little with a jack or hoist, then take off the mount-through bolt/nut and cut off the mount from the bracket of the chassis. Than removal, installation is the opposite; one should apply thread locking on the mount bolts, and tighten them.

Rubber preservative should be applied to the mounts to slow deterioration.

Remove the engine electric cooling fan/shroud assembly.

Installation is the reverse of the removal steps.

During the check, the engine must be raised slightly to remove the weight from the mounts.