Mount em up!

[K2 Kaiju]

Just got my ride nice and buttery with the OEM magneride replacements when I started noticing a slight clunk at takeoff from a stop. Popped the hood and did the the test looking for the tell tale twist. Sure enough, it was quite noticeable. After watching about 4 youtube vids on this, I am ready to tackle this job - with my wallet! I had enough manly fun doing the 4 shocks, but this looks like a huge PITA for a driveway job without a lift. My question is - is it advised to do both or just the driver? Also, I assume OEM are best for smoothest ride?

 

[CMoore711]

Are you saying you have a bad motor mount on your '18 Yukon Denali? If so, I don't think there's been much experience or mention of failing motor mounts on the K2XX platform? I thought that was just a common GMT900 issue.

How many miles on your '18 Yukon Denali?

 

[Joseph Garcia]

While the motor mount on the drivers side is the one most likely to fail, my recommendation is to do both at the same time.

 

[jyi786]

Just got my ride nice and buttery with the OEM magneride replacements when I started noticing a slight clunk at takeoff from a stop. Popped the hood and did the the test looking for the tell tale twist. Sure enough, it was quite noticeable. After watching about 4 youtube vids on this, I am ready to tackle this job - with my wallet! I had enough manly fun doing the 4 shocks, but this looks like a huge PITA for a driveway job without a lift. My question is - is it advised to do both or just the driver? Also, I assume OEM are best for smoothest ride?

You can totally do it without a lift. I did. It was indeed a PITA, but I saved THOUSANDS of dollars by doing it myself. I did the driver's side only.

 

[K2 Kaiju]

Are you saying you have a bad motor mount on your '18 Yukon Denali? If so, I don't think there's been much experience or mention of failing motor mounts on the K2XX platform? I thought that was just a common GMT900 issue.

How many miles on your '18 Yukon Denali?

78k.

 

[K2 Kaiju]

You can totally do it without a lift. I did. It was indeed a PITA, but I saved THOUSANDS of dollars by doing it myself. I did the driver's side only.

I usually would, but lately all the easy stuff has turned into challenges - while this one starts out looking like a **** show. I can see hours of pure hell laying on my back with shake arm and violent verbal outbursts. Does this job really cost that much?

 

[89Suburban]

I can see hours of pure hell laying on my back with shake arm and violent verbal outbursts.

I feel that haha

 

[K2 Kaiju]

Well, I reached out to the dealer, and looks like $850 total for OEM with 2 year warranty. Not too shabby to have it done correctly. Wonder if I should get them to do something else while their at it...

 

[MobileHomie]

"While they are at it..." does not compute for dealers.
I garronntee if you had a repair that included pulling the engine and asked to have the motor mounts replaced "while they are at it" the book time for each job would apply.

 

[jyi786]

Well, I reached out to the dealer, and looks like $850 total for OEM with 2 year warranty. Not too shabby to have it done correctly. Wonder if I should get them to do something else while their at it...

$850 for both? With new mount heatshield intact? Where are you located?

 

[K2 Kaiju]

"While they are at it..." does not compute for dealers.
I garronntee if you had a repair that included pulling the engine and asked to have the motor mounts replaced "while they are at it" the book time for each job would apply.

LOL, no doubt. I really meant while they already had my truck all day. Plugs seems like another beating on these rigs, but I should have a couple more years out of them...

 

[K2 Kaiju]

$850 for both? With new mount heatshield intact? Where are you located?

Just driver side as they rarely ever see passenger fail. Dealer is in Grapevine TX...

 

[Matt1t]

My dealer here in NC quoted $1,400. No idea if it was just for the failed driver side, but that seemed a bit steep... I too was not willing to square up and fight this thing. I took my 2017 to a local independent shop and I was out the door for $480. Money well spent I believe. She takes off like a dream again.

 

[jyi786]

Here in the DMV area, they wanted $1500 PER SIDE. That was absolutely insane.

I did it on my own for the cost of the part....and acrobatics. Even was able to keep the heatshield on the new one. Took me 1 day to get the old one out, about 2 hours to get the new one in.

 

[K2 Kaiju]

Here in the DMV area, they wanted $1500 PER SIDE. That was absolutely insane.

I did it on my own for the cost of the part....and acrobatics. Even was able to keep the heatshield on the new one. Took me 1 day to get the old one out, about 2 hours to get the new one in.

Oof, thats what I figured time wise with my lack of experience doing the job. Had to weigh this vs doing an extra day of my job and the air conditioning gig won out...

 

[K2 Kaiju]

Got it done and used a coupon to knock it down to $800. Service guy said its a real ***** job on a 4x4 (had to remove exhaust manifold), so Im not too remorseful. I can really tell a difference now - I almost think I may have changed out my magnerides early when the motor mount was the issue. Very smooth and quiet now...

 

[89Suburban]

Got it done and used a coupon to knock it down to $800. Service guy said its a real ***** job on a 4x4 (had to remove exhaust manifold), so Im not too remorseful. I can really tell a difference now - I almost think I may have changed out my magnerides early when the motor mount was the issue. Very smooth and quiet now...

Yup you get so used to it as it wears out. Once it's replaced makes you realize how bad it was. Totally changes the feel.

 

[jyi786]

Got it done and used a coupon to knock it down to $800. Service guy said its a real ***** job on a 4x4 (had to remove exhaust manifold), so Im not too remorseful. I can really tell a difference now - I almost think I may have changed out my magnerides early when the motor mount was the issue. Very smooth and quiet now...

My '19 Escalade is a 4x4 and I didn't remove the exhaust manifold. Just the heatshield was enough.