I believe I have set the world record, for the slowest engine drop in history Options

[JerryP]

First I would like to thank McMark for the great article which has enabled everyone else in the club do this in 3 hours. Somehow in my overzealous excitement I must have missed the part that said.....

"No matter what you do or how hard you try, Jerry, you will never....ever get the rear transmission mount bolts out because some sadist has welded what appears to be a crazy metal heat shield over top of the muffler and within 1 inch of the head of the bolt to make double sure that you will have no chance in hell of accessing the otherwise inaccessable head of the bolt....and turning the the nut will of course just make it all just spin and spin and spin." (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

Ok...venting done. So what would you guys do? Impact wrench.....a one inch long vice grips....sawzall? Anyone? The mounts are toast already anyway.

[JerryP]

Sorry for the lack of pictures. I left my camera at work. I know the heat shield is supposed to be there. I was just ranting. I tried for an hour to get a box wrench, socket...even just wedge a screw driver between the head and the side of the moutn but as soon as I turn the nut even a little everthing just slips off. I have a very small vice grips and even that has no room to get in there. Hmm....maybe a small needle nose vice grip would do it.