Removing Old Motor Mounts

If you have a press use it. If not, A machine shop can press the old ones out for you. If you are a daredevil like me do it this way. Do At Your Own Risk!

If you are going to do it like me, have the following things:

A glove (thicker is better), Long sleeves (hot rubber burns), Door open (rubber burning makes for a good cough), Goggles to protect your eyes, Fire Extinguisher and pail of water to cool the hot mounts.

FIRE! I was trying to get the old sleeve to pop out using a torch when I realized the mounts burn nonstop.

After blowing it out the old mount was soft and the garage filled with black (cough) smoke.

I used a dremel with with a pointed metal cutting tip to go around the old rubber part.

Wear eye protection. The hot pieces of rubber really fly around and they burn.

Taking a hammer and a big screwdriver I beat a circle out around the old mount. The melting rubber from the torch helped.

It popped out and I used some vise grips to pick it up and toss it in the pail of water.

Using a reinforced cutting blade and the dremel I started to cut out the old sleeve. You can tell when it is through. The mount itself is a tougher metal and does not cut easily. With the right blades it does not take a lot to cut the sleeve. Try not to destroy the mount of course.

Wear Goggles!!

The dotted line shows the pattern I cut. You have to go at an angle from both sides.
Once cut, the tension is relieved and the sleeve is loose. Pull or knock the old sleeve out.
Here is the sleeve removed.
Note the pan of water nearby. This is the driver's side mount BTW.
Take a sander and smooth out any burrs or rough edges.
Finished. Now you can stick the new inserts in.

Front Mount

Transmission Mount

Drivers Mount

Back Mount

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