You are quite welcome, sir.

 

Now that I have one top mount and two bottom bushings oredered, is there a trrick to getting the radiator raised high enough onthe battery side to make room for installation of the bottom radiator bushing?

 

Don't know the answer to that offhand, but I would just replace all four. The other one can't be far behind.

I will dig for some background info on radiator bushings

 

I’m doing all four, but bottom left is TOUGH

 

I found this really crappy YouTube video of some guy that had already pulled the radiator and condenser. There is a beer sitting on the engine cover and the video consists of him explaining what he needed to do to get the radiator out.


That being said, I think the only thing that will help you from this video is to see what he did not have to take off to get the radiator off.

When I say radiator off or removed, I'm counting removing it from the supports as a removal since conceivably you would have to do all the same things to be able to pull it up far enough to put the new bushings in.

In summary, the front grill left headlight housing and condenser and some metal brace mentioned in the video have to come out before the radiator. He offers no directions whatsoever. Per the Saturn shop manuals, the entire front fascia is supposed to be removed but clearly that's not absolutely necessary.

You may also try to look up the 2012/2013 and 2014 Chevy Captiva or Captiva sport. I'm not sure if they kept a V6 as an available option but the first generation Captiva is more or less an exact clone of the 2008 to 2010 Saturn Vue.

 

Thanks Derf.I too saw that video. Not much help there. I've got the bottom mounts in and I'm waiting on the top mounts to get here. While working on everything up there, I found the top passenger side condensor mount (clamp?) is missing. Gotta find one. By the way, the bottom mounts from Chevrolet were only $11.00 each, cheaper than anywhere else.

 

Anyone got a picture of the passenger side top condenser clamp? is it the same as the driver side?

 

See attached. It states it is for the right but I do not see one for the left so I don't know if it is correct or not..

 

Reckon I’ll take the right one off and see if it works on the left too. Otherwise, I’ll have to go junkyard scrounging

 

There's a Pull-A-Part yard in Birmingham, Thumper. I may try to go there this spring and see if I can round up a few parts for my buddy, derf. Of course, it depends on what he needs! LOL