I stripped the nut on my engine mount.

[Kalypso]

I am doing a swap and need to get the SR out of the old shell.

I stripped the nut connecting my passenger side mount to the chassis.

what should I do?I have new motor mounts so I dont care If i have to destroy these old ones.

assasin7420 tells me that heating it up with a torch will can get it out. but its stripped fairly bad. I am tempted to cut the B*tch off.

Am i supposed to remove the crossmember?
Modified by Kalypso123 at 9:57 PM 2/3/2008

[spoolings14]

dats the same exact thing dat happened to a buddy of mine, your local home depo or sears has a socket made for stripped nuts and bolts, jus ask for sockets for stripped nuts and bolts they should kno wat your talkin about. it worked great.

[ZiG]

vice grips? cutter?

[Kalypso]

your local home depo or sears has a socket made for stripped nuts and bolts. it worked great.

thank you ill look for that.

vice grips? cutter?

what are you saying?

[assassin7420]

dats the same exact thing dat happened to a buddy of mine, your local home depo or sears has a socket made for stripped nuts and bolts, jus ask for sockets for stripped nuts and bolts they should kno wat your talkin about. it worked great.

If your thinking of the gator grip i have broken way to many of them to even give it a try.

I say take propane torch to the bolt and try to get it off that way. If not its plasma cutter time.

[crazykid413]

i did that on my bronco... i would just got to auto zone or sears and get those sockets for taking out stripped nuts and bolts, i think there called "bolt outs" or "easy outs" or something like that

[destroyyourmind]

break out the hack saw or plasma cutter

[MA JasonG]

Is the bolt completely rounded off? If not you can probably get that out with the socket that removes stripped nuts/bolts. I think sears sells them as sets. Not too sure.

[Kalypso]

break out the hack saw or plasma cutter

the hack saw isnt a bad move either but it worries me that the tip wobbles like mad as it cuts. but...

it shouldn't matter.

I am using these mounts



but soon after I learned that They are stiff and the engine will vibrate.

I am hoping that a torque dampner will smooth it out, or ill just live with it. I might actually like the vibration.

[MA JasonG]

The engine torque dampener and engine mounts might actually give you more vibration throughout the car.

[nxpoweredsr20]

ya i had that problem on my buddies 89...craftsmen makes a bolt out kit........we heated it up with a little propane tourch and after a bit of tourquin on it with the impact it came off......try that or if you can cut it off......go for it bc ya got new ones

[Kalypso]

The engine torque dampener and engine mounts might actually give you more vibration throughout the car.

That makes sense actually. thank you, I dont know if its worth It, I've got to ask around, because mostly I want a civil daily driver. and weekend auto crosser.

your s14 is mad nice. [ you should add some wider wheels with a low offset ]

Now I am wondering If I should even keep the new mounts.

we heated it up with a little propane tourch and after a bit of tourquin on it with the impact it came off

yeah that sounds like the plan. It can be done.

[nxpoweredsr20]

ya broke as a joke now....all the money is under the hood....lol..going to get some wheel spacers for now....and after i get my signing bonus from the navy ill get some wide *** wheels.....let me know how those mounts come off haah

[Kalypso]

thats where the money belongs.

I will.

[numnutzzz]

i could so relate to you right now. i put on the same mounts in my 92 s13 and i stripped the passenger side nut also. it was so bad that it was literally rounded. channel locks and all the plumbing tools cant get it out. i ended up using a hacksaw and saw right in between the subframe and mount. i really dont like the idea but i had no other choice. why i don't like it is because after completing the task, i shaved about 1/8 or 1/4 inch off the subframe. i love the mounts, it makes even my stock ka sound like a n/a sr, which sadly performs like a ka. hahaha

[Kalypso]

Great thats +1 for the mounts..

and how is the vibration? If I could ride with a passenger...

refer to Exhibit A,

EXHIBIT A

and this person feels comfortable then I thinks its a good choice.

I just want a comfortable car...that hauls @ss and pulls hard.

[numnutzzz]

i think exhibit A would not really like the bull ride feel but you would love to see how dave chappelle felt when he as in that skit of his. "COME ON TITTIES!" i love it because i rather have a stiff ride than a bouncy ride. i have an acura for weekend car already.

[Kalypso]

Ill find the happy medium, I can always soften the ride on the coil overs.

its all about the balance. Comfort is important when there are passengers involved. Even when I don't have a girl that looks like Exhibit A

thanks for the adice people, ill post results. with pics hopefully

[Kalypso]

I got em off.

ya i had that problem on my buddies 89...craftsmen makes a bolt out kit...

The tool from home depot worked, thanks it wasnt the same one as yours i think, but damn it was effective





It murders nuts though, mercilessly. but that particular one deserved it, plus a whooping.