Thursday, January 8, 2009

One Stubborn Motor Mount


I thought my father and I would have the ICE lifted out last evening however we were defeated by a very stubborn right side motor mount. The bolt is rusted or some how frozen to metal that is inside the rubber isolator. Every time the bolt turns so does the isolator and even though the bolt is no longer threaded into the nut on opposite side, it will not pull out. Our next step is to try to grip hold of the metal that inside the rubber isolator to prevent it from twisting and then use a good 6-point socket connected to a long breaker bar to break it free or twist off the bolt. If that doesn't work we will try removing the mount from the block.

I have received most of the kit parts from ElectroAuto. Only a few component brackets and mounts are remaining. The battery boxes look very nice as does the adapter plate and coupler. I'm searching salvage yards and other sources for a manual steering rack to replace my current power rack.

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