upper motor mounts

[Akuch26]

So I just got poly upper mounts and was wonder what is the best way to get the old square ones out? Put in vice grip spray wd40 in it and hit w a bfh?

[WhiteLightningGTP]

Fire.

[Scottydoggs]

just did this last night. remove the dog bone. then with a sharp ass razor knife look from the sides of the old mount, see the rubber bar on both sides of the center metal tube? cut it through on both sides, top bottom, left and right.

then take the bolt put it through a box wrench then through the old mount, nut the other side, then rip that pos out. once the middle is cut and ripped out, use a screw driver to pry the center rib of the old mount out of its groove and tear it out as well.

the new poly mounts slide right in.

i did it like this in like 15 minutes start to finish last night.

[blownGP]

Torch

[Akuch26]

How long should i leave the torch on it?

[Scottydoggs]

dont burn em out, thats a f ing mess.

take a sharp knife cut the middle part out with the metal bolt sleeve out, then pry the rest out, i had both out and new installed in 15 minutes with a utility knife and a old blade lol

[Akuch26]

You sir are correct. I used a razor and a chisel came out in like 10 minutes for both. Thanks guys! Now it is all red, pretty and sh*t.

[Uno99]

I second the sharp chizel and a BFH :-)

[theaceofspades]

What if you wanted to get them out without harming them

[Scottydoggs]

good luck. but you would need to pry them out a bit, and spray lube the whole damn rubber part, then try to rip them out with out them tearing.

[jrb1027]

I put mine in an oven at work i think it was like 800 degrees there was nothing left but the mount.

[theaceofspades]

good luck. but you would need to pry them out a bit, and spray lube the whole damn rubber part, then try to rip them out with out them tearing.

Hmmm ky water based lube lol

[industrialfish]

Hmmm ky water based lube lol

You laugh, but people use it all the time mounting tires, especially motorcycle tires because it won't ever attack rubber. Dish soap and petroleum based sprays will.

[Akuch26]

You laugh, but people use it all the time mounting tires, especially motorcycle tires because it won't ever attack rubber. Dish soap and petroleum based sprays will.

Well I woulda never guessed that.

[Scottydoggs]

it wont eat a rubber right?

[blownGP]

What if you wanted to get them out without harming them

Why would you Wana do that? Lol

[BillBoost37]

I sawzalled across to cut the rubber and slid them out.

[theaceofspades]

Why would you Wana do that? Lol

Because racekar lol in case I wanna swap them out like bill

[industrialfish]

I sawzalled across to cut the rubber and slid them out.

That's exactly what I did. I had to use the grinder on the saw blade though to get it to fit between the gaps.