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Help with these stupid motor mounts!!!

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Old 04-25-06, 12:32 PM
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Help with these stupid motor mounts!!!

So the engine is out of the car and I want to put new motor mounts. How the hell do you get the old ones off. I am talking about the metal cover over the rubber bushings. I can't seem to get them off. What size it the nut on the under side? I have been trying forever and can't get them off. Please help!!
Old 04-25-06, 01:01 PM
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The nut size thats on the under side of the frame holding the engine mounts down are 14 mm I dont have any standard size sockets so I cant tell you what that is in Standard size.

But if you have removed any bolts connecting the engine to the tranny the engine mont bolts are the same size.
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Oh ok, thanks.
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Go to Walmart and buy a set of lifetime warrantied sockets for under $20. Assuming you don't have any.
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I have sockets it's just hard to get it to fit in the tight space where I can get my hand. So it is hard to see which one fits or not.
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OK, yeah I have a spare engine mount here and it is a 14 and you'll need an extension to get at it.
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Ight, thanks.




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