exhaust manifold question
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what kind of bar did you guys use to get that motor mount off? i used a pretty big 1/2" drive breaker bar, and it wouldn't budge. i even got my dad to come over and give it a shot, but he was unsuccessful as well. i guess i'll go to sears after work today and get a bigger bar and a torque wrench for putting the mount back on.
olddragger, if i don't do it soon i might just wait until i get a catback as well and come on down there so i can get it all on there at once.
olddragger, if i don't do it soon i might just wait until i get a catback as well and come on down there so i can get it all on there at once.
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UPDATE
i finally broke the motor mounts loose this morning. now i'm just waiting on a friend to come over and help me make sure i've got the engine supported properly before i start taking everything back off again.
in the meantime, i'm going to coat my headers.
then, this evening, i'm taking it to the dragon.
i finally broke the motor mounts loose this morning. now i'm just waiting on a friend to come over and help me make sure i've got the engine supported properly before i start taking everything back off again.
in the meantime, i'm going to coat my headers.
then, this evening, i'm taking it to the dragon.
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UPDATE #2
HALP
everything is unbolted, but i can't figure out how to maneuver the motor mount out. it's off the rubber damper, but i can't get it to come off of the very top bolt in the block. the exhaust manifold is completely unbolted and loose, the engine is supported by a jack, and can move up and down...
any suggestions? magic words? we tried prying it, moving the motor up and down... it just simply won't come off of there. it's loose... very loose, but it's just that one bolt in my way. it's like we need to pull it out towards us, and towards the front of the car at the same time. am i missing something?
I'M AN ENGINEER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
pics:
![](http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee148/biblebelts/IMG_3630.jpg)
![](http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee148/biblebelts/IMG_3633.jpg)
(second picture is there because, well, that's a good ******* picture of a motor mount.)
HALP
everything is unbolted, but i can't figure out how to maneuver the motor mount out. it's off the rubber damper, but i can't get it to come off of the very top bolt in the block. the exhaust manifold is completely unbolted and loose, the engine is supported by a jack, and can move up and down...
any suggestions? magic words? we tried prying it, moving the motor up and down... it just simply won't come off of there. it's loose... very loose, but it's just that one bolt in my way. it's like we need to pull it out towards us, and towards the front of the car at the same time. am i missing something?
I'M AN ENGINEER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
pics:
![](http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee148/biblebelts/IMG_3630.jpg)
![](http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee148/biblebelts/IMG_3633.jpg)
(second picture is there because, well, that's a good ******* picture of a motor mount.)
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Not mounts (plural), just mount (singular) as in the passenger side one.
Just use a piece of scrap lumper under the oil pan, put some upward pressure on the motor with a jack, and remove the motor mount and the motor mount arm. It can be tricky to get the arm back in.
Or, you can remove the heat shield off the manifold like I did. It comes off with something like 4-6 10mm bolts and frees up a lot of wiggle room.
Just use a piece of scrap lumper under the oil pan, put some upward pressure on the motor with a jack, and remove the motor mount and the motor mount arm. It can be tricky to get the arm back in.
Or, you can remove the heat shield off the manifold like I did. It comes off with something like 4-6 10mm bolts and frees up a lot of wiggle room.
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i could kinda see how it would come out if you remove the heatshield. other than that, the air injection would kinda get in the way, too. probably a good amount of bending to be done with that.
for anyone attempting this, i would suggest you go out and get a lot of deep-wells (14mm mainly) and long, long extensions of variable lengths.
for anyone attempting this, i would suggest you go out and get a lot of deep-wells (14mm mainly) and long, long extensions of variable lengths.
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