2000 Cadillac Escalade Engine Mount

The proper way is to install the mounting assembly, the mounting assembly bolts, nuts, and washers, and the engine mount through-bolt and nut.

You need to raise the engine to remove the weight from the mount and to place a slight tension on the rubber cushion. Use a jack on the square tab at the rear of the engine block, observe both mounts while raising the engine, and replace the mount if any of the following conditions exist: hard rubber surface covered with heat check cracks, the rubber cushion separated from the metal plate of the mount and the rubber cushion is split through the center. If there is movement between a metal plate of the mount and its attaching points, lower the engine and tighten the bolts or nuts attaching the mount to the engine, the frame, or the bracket.

You need to support the engine with a suitable jack and raise the engine only enough to permit the removal of the engine mounting. Then remove the engine mounting through-bolt and nut, the mounting assembly bolts, nuts, washers, and the mounting assembly.