Motor mounts...

[FTA1995]

From experience, whats the easiest and fastest way to swap them, such as swap in a set of poly mounts. Th best process I found so far is using a jack at the balancer with a wood block to unload the mounts, unbolting the main bolts that go through parallel to the engine, then removing the block to mount section for space to work. I've help people build their motors but never really did much as far as swapping in anything with a street mount.
I really question putting any load on the balancer out of risk of either distorting the crank leader or dislodging the balancer or anything stupid that could happen from that.

Thanks in advance guys.

[Craig 94 TA GT]

The trick I used was I put my old calculus book under the oil pan and had a jack under that. On my LT1, it worked perfectly and was able to change the mounts without any damage. However, we tried it on Steve (Z ya later)'s Z28 and it slightly encaved the oil pan. We did use a different book, but we probably got different results because the oil pan is so delicate. I'm sure it's more delicate than putting a jack under the balancer though?