Any potential pitfalls replacing motor mounts?

[eryque]

My new motor and tranny mounts came in the mail yesterday so I'm going to replace them tomorrow. Are there any potential pitfalls I should watch out for?

 

The plan right now is:

 

1. Jack up the car & put it on jack stands

2. Get underneath and loosen the bolts.

3. Lift the engine with the jack enough to get the mounts out

4. R&R mounts

 

Any tips, tricks, or other info a newbie should know?

[eryque]

Or maybe someone could at least verify that I'm not likely to break anything doing this? :-)

[86BRATMAN]

Might want to take off the pitch stopper before you lift the engine so you don't risk damaging it.

[eryque]

Good call. How can you tell if the pitch stopper has gone bad? Are the holes for the bolts worn too big, or what? It was suggested that I inspect that and replace if necessary. I've got a new one to install if I need it, but I don't want to replace it if I don't need to.