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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Saturn 🢒 2003 🢒 ION 🢒 General Information 🢒 Vibration Diagnosis and Correction 🢒 Transmission Front Mount Replacement

Removal Procedure
  1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.

    2. Object Number: 851568 Size: SH
  2. Remove the front transaxle mount through bolt.

    3. Object Number: 851565 Size: SH
  3. Remove the front transaxle mount to transaxle bolts.
  4. Remove the front transaxle mount from the vehicle.

Installation Procedure

    Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.


    Object Number: 851565 Size: SH
  1. Install the front transaxle mount and transaxle bolts.

    2. Tighten
    Tighten the bolts to 50 N·m (37 lb ft).


    Object Number: 851568 Size: SH
  2. Hand start the front transaxle mount through bolt.

    3. Important: The front and rear transmission mounts must be allowed to settle with the through bolts loosened.

  3. Loosen the rear trans mount through bolt.
  4. Tighten the transmission mount through bolts in the following order.

    5. Tighten

    1. Tighten the rear bolt to 100 N·m (74 lb ft).
    2. Tighten the front bolt to 100 N·m (74 lb ft).
  5. Lower the vheicle.