Motor mounts
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Motor mounts
What is the best way to remove mounts. I need to lift engine. Long bolts are tight even when i lift engine. 3 bolts on block are hard to get at.
Last edited by johnfin; Jan 29, 2022 at 08:36 PM.
Melting Slicks
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Take nuts off bolts. Dont try to spin the bolt.....once nuts are off lift engine a little and 'work' the bolts out. Old mounts are probably binding the bolts up....a PITA but they will come out.........the 3 mounts to block bolts are close to impossible to get out, and more of a pain to get back in...once you do this replace the mounts and bolts.
good luck!
good luck!
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Melting Slicks
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Only say that because when i tore mine down, the rubber in the mounts was keeping the bolts from spinning. Dont remember if they swelled up or were broken, but had to take nuts off and use a mallet while working the bolt to get it out.
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Copy. That makes sense. In MOST cases, though, the fastest, easiest way is to hold the nut w/a wrench, spin the bolt, and after the nut is off, keep on spinnin' the bolt and it'll thread right on out of the mount and back all the way out. Assuming you have the space to allow for that to happen, of course.
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Copy. That makes sense. In MOST cases, though, the fastest, easiest way is to hold the nut w/a wrench, spin the bolt, and after the nut is off, keep on spinnin' the bolt and it'll thread right on out of the mount and back all the way out. Assuming you have the space to allow for that to happen, of course.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 17,699
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From: moraga ca
Copy. That makes sense. In MOST cases, though, the fastest, easiest way is to hold the nut w/a wrench, spin the bolt, and after the nut is off, keep on spinnin' the bolt and it'll thread right on out of the mount and back all the way out. Assuming you have the space to allow for that to happen, of course.
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