Cannot remove motor mounts, Would like some advice |
Cannot remove motor mounts, Would like some advice |
Oct 24, 2008 - 12:20 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 29, '03 From 캘리포니아 Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
I would like some advice on a situation I'm in. Today, I was trying to install front and rear motor mount inserts on my Celica, but I'm having an extremely difficult time removing the mounts. At first, the bolts were just on extremely tight, but I managed to remove all the 14mm bolts on the bottom. My problem is with the front mount's through bolt. I removed the nut at the end of it, but the bolt is stuck on the rubber part and I am unable to pull the bolt out. I have tried hammering the bolt out, but it will just not budge. When I try to turn the bolt, the mount just turns with it, and when the mount cannot turn anymore, the rubber part begins to twist and twist even tighter around the through bolt. I do not want to damage the mount too much, because I just have new inserts, not new motor mounts. I'm at the point of just buying new mounts completely so that I can just be very rough and hack the old ones out even.
If anybody has any ideas on how to remove the bolt without damaging the rubber part of the mount, please let me know. Thank you. -------------------- |
Oct 24, 2008 - 9:11 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '02 From Webster Ma. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Easiest manner I found was to jack the engine up until it was no longer resting on the engine mounts (no compression of the rubber insert), at which point there should be no pressure on the through bolt. Word. Also use PB blaster, knockerloose, wd40 ect. on absolutely everything. I spray everything down a day before I plan to work on it to let it really soak in and bolts come out like butter. Pry bars and hammers are always helpful too, don't be afraid to get ruff with it if you have too. -------------------- |
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