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- May 2, 2026
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- City
- Portland
- State - Country
- OR - USA
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Vehicle
- Ford Ranger
- Drive
- 2WD
- Engine
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Total Lift
- 0
- Total Drop
- 0
- Tire Size
- N/A
I'm trying to swap in new motor mounts for my 93 Ranger 2.3l Automatic.
I've gotten to the point where the entire exhaust system on the front half of the truck has been disconnected from anything rigid, both motor mount bolts are off, and the entire transmission cross member is off (including the transmission mount with it), so I have the transmission tail resting on a jack stand. The exhaust tube has been disconnected from the transmission housing.
I've tried jacking from the oil pan on front (by crank pulley) and back (by drain plug) with 2x4s to spread the weight, but no matter where I jack the block up the whole front end lifts with it! I've jacked a few solid spots on the passenger side, nothing. The one part I could get the engine to come up a bit was on a ~one square inch section of cast iron block, in a really sketchy configuration with a 2x3 at a funky angle jacked up, and that only lifted the driver side of the block.
P.S. The engine mount threads are not catching to my knowledge, they are pristine with no signs of the engine support brackets (bolted to the block) getting caught on them, and the threads have plenty of room in the bracket holes.
I can provide pictures of anything here
If you know something I'm missing please let me know, thanks.
I've gotten to the point where the entire exhaust system on the front half of the truck has been disconnected from anything rigid, both motor mount bolts are off, and the entire transmission cross member is off (including the transmission mount with it), so I have the transmission tail resting on a jack stand. The exhaust tube has been disconnected from the transmission housing.
I've tried jacking from the oil pan on front (by crank pulley) and back (by drain plug) with 2x4s to spread the weight, but no matter where I jack the block up the whole front end lifts with it! I've jacked a few solid spots on the passenger side, nothing. The one part I could get the engine to come up a bit was on a ~one square inch section of cast iron block, in a really sketchy configuration with a 2x3 at a funky angle jacked up, and that only lifted the driver side of the block.
P.S. The engine mount threads are not catching to my knowledge, they are pristine with no signs of the engine support brackets (bolted to the block) getting caught on them, and the threads have plenty of room in the bracket holes.
I can provide pictures of anything here
If you know something I'm missing please let me know, thanks.
