snowborder714
Moderator
- 16,181
- 385
- Oct 15, 2006
-
Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania
My brother and I have been trying to come up with an easy, consistent way of removing the drivers side motor mount, but have had no luck. We both have Prothanes installed, as well as solid aluminum front/rear roll stops.
We worked on another member's car this past weekend and realized how much of a difference the solid stops make. We were able to grab the engine in the other person's car and shake the heck out of it. This made installing the drivers side motor mount (he also has a Prothane in this one) a piece of cake. What really got us was installing the through bolt for this mount took only a few minutes!! It usually takes us a half hour to an hour.
My brother went to remove this motor mount today and it fought with him the whole way out, even if it had a few millimeters to go. Now, he did just paint his engine bay with 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear, so we're guessing this might have something to contribute to the difficulty. Mine is difficult, but can usually be removed by hand after it's wiggled 1/2 to 3/4 of the way out. He is not able to pry on the mount (between the body and the mount) because he has ABS lines that run right along that body line.
Any suggestions for those who have Prothanes (and specifically solid front/rear roll stops) on how you remove your mount?
We worked on another member's car this past weekend and realized how much of a difference the solid stops make. We were able to grab the engine in the other person's car and shake the heck out of it. This made installing the drivers side motor mount (he also has a Prothane in this one) a piece of cake. What really got us was installing the through bolt for this mount took only a few minutes!! It usually takes us a half hour to an hour.
My brother went to remove this motor mount today and it fought with him the whole way out, even if it had a few millimeters to go. Now, he did just paint his engine bay with 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear, so we're guessing this might have something to contribute to the difficulty. Mine is difficult, but can usually be removed by hand after it's wiggled 1/2 to 3/4 of the way out. He is not able to pry on the mount (between the body and the mount) because he has ABS lines that run right along that body line.
Any suggestions for those who have Prothanes (and specifically solid front/rear roll stops) on how you remove your mount?