So, to repair my torque mounts, I bought the inserts, however I was only able to get the front 2 in. Has anyone else done this... I can't break the rear one loose... the bolt that goes through the mount is so tight, I put all my weight into it with a cheater... and nothing (I'm 325lbs...)... I even hit it with an impact wrench... any hints?

 

Put a floor jack under the car and jack up the engine by the oil pan, just a little bit, enough to take some of the load off that mount

 

I did that... maybe not enough? There are 3 bolts that hold it to the frame... all those bolts were out... and I was just trying to unbolt it from the actual mount... I guess I can somewhat see why the engine load could cause it... but nothing would budge... maybe I didn't have enough of the load taken off?

 

theresthe possibility that the bolts are seized.. i'd be careful when trying to remove them, could break.

 

Remember that if you go too far up you can also make them bind. I did that the first time I put in mount inserts. LOL

 

Yeah, when it wouldn't budge, I hit it with some penetrating oil... waited a while.. then hit it with the impact... NOTHING. I didn't have an actual impact socket on it, so it may not have been working up to it's fullest potential... when I finally got the right impact socket... my impact decided to give out (it's like 25+ years old... high speed 3/8" impact with butterfly trigger.. hasn't been used in probably 15 years)

I doubt it was too far... I had enough pressure on it to take the load off, but that's about it....since the front 2 didn't even really require a jack... I figured the rear one didn't need much... so it was more there for support, not lifting... BUT... I had to take the stupid brackets off in the front... [:'(] The driver's side was a PITA.

 

Thinking about the way it's designed, I could see how I may need to jack it up a little to relieve the pressure. The front 2 are mounted inversely... in a hanging position, the rear actually sits ON the crossmember... perhaps that was my issue...

 

Quick question... when you installed them, did you notice that idle was MUCH rougher... and things vibrated more ? I can see why... but DANG! LOL