has anyone else had trouble taking motor mounts off?

[ls1240]

i have been trying to get them off of my s13 hatch but its a b***h i dont think its the car i think its mee though i prolly dont have the strength nor leverage is there an easier way than just u sing simple wrench i even tried a long one the biggest that cleared the subframe thank.....

[themadscientist]

Explain in more detail.

Are you trying to pull the mounts off the motor, off the crossmember, pull the motor out, what?

[Tagline262]

try not to strip the bottom bolt off. Its a pita if you do. trust me i learned from experience.

[mastakilla08]

if you are trying to remove the bolt to the crossmember use a 3/8 ratchet and a 14mm short socket get a snug fit and slowly pry be careful though if u srip it ur f#$%ed ur going to have to sawzal the b%^$h off!! and it isnt fun at all haha from, if you are trying to remove the one on the engine, use a a 14mm open ended box ended wrench the use a second larger wrench and connect the two for moar leverage!

Good luck

[pawpaw18_00]

get gear wrenches...it will save you $%#@%!!

[ls1240]

yeah im trying to get it off the the crossmember my bosss said to wd40 the s**t out of them and then try it but i will try all of the techniques thanks guys its prolly cos im weak though lol but il try my best

[ShouldaHadaV8]

14mm socket and box end wrench.

i weigh 145 lbs and didi it myself but i did take a while. I wouldn't recomend taking the crossmember off unless you have to, thats alot of extra work for one bolt. just put some a** into it or get a fat friend to help you

[ls1240]

hahahah yeah i meant it off the cross member sorry i will try tommorrow because i need to take it off my blue hatch and put in on my red one because the guy i bought the red one from didnt take the bolts off he just cut right through the mounts soo i need them off

[compactfean]

Yeah I second the ratchet wrenchs! Best thing I ever bought! If you don't have any don't use a reg 12 point. If its stuck you gotta use a 6 point and a ton of leverage.... big peice of pipe... two wrenches, whatever you got.

[allenms240]

Impact worked amazingly for me

[ls1240]

yeah i think im gonna go ahead tommorrow and put wd40 on it and let it soak and whenever i have time il just jack the car up and try to get under it with a 14mm socket and a real long wrench just to make it easier for myself and if it doesnt work il just get my brother to do it because he is alot stronger than mee but i dont think i should have any more problems with it but i have to take them off of both of my cars soo i gotta double time.....

[ls1240]

i f@#$ing stripped the passenger side crossmember bolt and i am pissed now i dont know what to do

[jbracy7]

bolt out bolt out! it works great

[ls1240]

what do you mean? i dont get what ur saying haha

[sx moneypit]

They are bolt extractors, i believe you can get them at Sears.

[ls1240]

ohhhhhhhhh ok il look for some its not completely stripped its just a little so i think im gonna try this socket set my dad has for stripped bolts if that doesnt work then i will use that bolt out bolt out stuff by the way what is that? ive never heard of it

[jbracy7]

its called Boltout you can get them any where u buy tools even at wal/k marts, autozone,o'rielly auto part stores. they work pretty well but theres a lil learning curve with them so take your time

ps they only bite the stripped bolts they dont help with the leverage(spelling)

[zer0c123]

Use a breaker bar or make a cheater bar. I personally thought the bolts on the bottom of the mounts were harder to remove than the top.

[ls1240]

yes they are harder and i got them out!!!!!! im happy well actually my brother got them out i had to go to work i think he just used a 6 point wrench instead of a 12 point which i had used in the first place he got them out of both of my cars sooo im happy now all i have to do is get my motor together and put the mounts from my blue 240 on the red one..... thanks guys for all ur help im sure im gonna need alot of it down the road