difficulty removing old motor mounts

[Vkoslak]

I cant seem to get the nuts off the bottom side of the old motor mounts.

Any suggestions?

I've been using a dremel on the passenger side.

[gawdzilla]

is the socket slipping on it, or you cant get enough tq on it?

if the latter, get an impact on it or get a nice breaker bar over your ratchet. they stick pretty good over time.

if you stripped the head, get ready to dremel

[Vkoslak]

passenger side stripped real good. driver side, im having trouble finding the right combination of sockets & whatnot to get at the nut that wont slip off or strip it like the passenger side.

[240sxed]

typically, those motor mounts you can get with a 14 mm socket and an extension if u go under the car and angle it right. If its too tight, use the bar from the jack as a breaker bar to gain leverage, also try pb blaster. Make sure you use a 6 sided socket instead of a 12 as well.

[gawdzilla]

what i did for both sides was, got a good 6 point socket on an extension bar, put a racthet on it, and point it out towards the front of the car.

slip a pipe over the ratchet so it sticks out the front of the car also, and ask a buddy to break the bolt loose. make sure you stay under the car and keep pushing the socket/ratchet up and in place so it doesnt slip.

[Vkoslak]

Got em out, thanks for the help.

[skillzilla]

I would just like to say there was a good 2 hours I spent with a di-grinder and a sawsall taking the passenger-side motor mount off my car, piece by piece. Mofo came off though, and I was victorious.

[240sxed]

careful you didnt' make the whole any bigger on the cross member ! Otherwise you needa be sure you use washers and so forth when putting in the motor mounts.