Front Mount

[MyHonnaCB7]

Is there any special techniques to getting that god damn front dogbone out. It's pissing me off.

[h22sparkle]

whats exactly wrong with it? is it ripped torn rusted stuck. I reccomment a wratchetwrench have the jack under it supporting the weight under the tranny with a nice small block of thick wood (doesnt need to be all wide just enough to tuck itself under the tranny to hold the weight of the motor itself. And then take a jack handle and put it ontop of the wrench to give yourself more leverage just to break the nut loose so you can twist it off safely and unbolt it.

[MyHonnaCB7]

Its just not goin newhere. that mount isnt even doin anything because the rubber peice is beyong gone.

[NAiL05]

No your basic two bolts top and bottom and wiggle. Sometimes lifting the motor a bit helps pulling the bolts out a bit easier.

[deevergote]

The dogbone is only a torque mount, so it doesn't really support any weight. It can be removed without supporting the engine (unless your main mounts are totally shot, and it IS supporting weight... it shouldn't be!)

The upper bolt isn't too hard to remove. Just get a breaker bar. The lower one is the pain in the ass. A breaker bar will get that off too, but you run the risk of damaging your radiator. It's a little more work, but it can make life easier in the long run to do one of two things. Remove the radiator, or remove the crossmember (after undoing the top bolt). With the crossmember sitting on the ground, it'd be easy to break that bolt loose.

[MyHonnaCB7]

This time i'll try the breaker bar and the cheater pipe to get the most leverage, hopefully without breakin something.

[NAiL05]

I just do it with it in the car lol. Moving the radiator/lower cross too much work. I am lazy haha I go the easiest way around. Plus less time =D.

[MyHonnaCB7]

Earlier today a friend and i were tryin to break it loose. i was using an 18" breaker bar and with two 160 lbs guys reefin on the bitch, it didnt go no where.

[NAiL05]

1. PB Blaster
2. Are you sure your turning it the right way.

[MyHonnaCB7]

The dogbone is only a torque mount, so it doesn't really support any weight. It can be removed without supporting the engine (unless your main mounts are totally shot, and it IS supporting weight... it shouldn't be!)

Thats what i was sayin. i can move the mount around, and all the other mounts are still good.

[MyHonnaCB7]

1. PB Blaster
2. Are you sure your turning it the right way.

1. That was my next plan.
2. I have a habbit of turning bolts the wrong way so after a while i checked to make sure and i WAS goin the right way.

[deevergote]

I just do it with it in the car lol. Moving the radiator/lower cross too much work. I am lazy haha I go the easiest way around. Plus less time =D.

True... but smashing a hole in the radiator when the ratchet slips off that bottom bolt will result in more work... and a $100 expense to replace the radiator with a crappy autoparts store replacement. Break the top free, undo the easy-to-remove bolts under the car, drop the crossmember, and jump on the breaker bar to remove the bolt

I'm lucky... uslspct filled a spare front mount for me, and h22sparkle sold me his Collective Racing traction bar. I don't have to worry about anything but that top bolt (which cp[mike] and doctorcipher broke free last winter...) Yeah, a lot of people have had a hand in working on my car

[NAiL05]

True... but smashing a hole in the radiator when the ratchet slips off that bottom bolt will result in more work... and a $100 expense to replace the radiator with a crappy autoparts store replacement. Break the top free, undo the easy-to-remove bolts under the car, drop the crossmember, and jump on the breaker bar to remove the bolt

I'm lucky... uslspct filled a spare front mount for me, and h22sparkle sold me his Collective Racing traction bar. I don't have to worry about anything but that top bolt (which cp[mike] and doctorcipher broke free last winter...) Yeah, a lot of people have had a hand in working on my car

Haha true. Impact tools ftw!!!

[MyHonnaCB7]

What would my engine behave like if this mount was basically gone. i kno that u guys with turbos remove this for clearence. any problems with that?