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Page 5 of 8 I also replaced the motor and transmission mounts (3 in total). One of the motor mounts had the inside rubber part shifted towards the back of the vehicle. Because of this, it was very difficult to remove the thru-bolt but we were able to do it in the end with some brute force. Here are the old motor mounts: The first one is torn a little on the inside. You cannot see it from this picture. The big opening on the right is normal. This is the left motor mount (from the driver\'s point of view). 
You can see how the inside is shifted forward for this one, and a bit of the tearing on the bottom. The left side was torn more than this one. This is the right motor mount. 
And the transmission mount: This transmission mount looks decent, but in fact the top part is broken on the other side.
I did not have high expectations for replacing the motor and tranny mounts, but to my surprise the car is much better now! The cabin no longer shakes as much while idling. Also the car used to thump quite a bit when you shifted or let go of the throttle. You no longer feel this now while driving. Overal, I think this was really worth the time, money and effort, since the car drives 10 times better now.
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