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  June 15, 2011 9:01 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

  How the berkeley do you get the rear trans mount detached on this damn thing?

  It's a V6 model. I'm pulling the motor out of the top because it's too rusty to even want to attempt to bring it out the bottom for fear that i won't be able to put it back together enough to tow to the scrap yard.

  This is seriously pissing me off.

  The through bolt won't come out even if i could get the nut off of it because it'll hit the frame of the car before it comes out, and i can't get anything down there to cut the frame apart with.

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  June 15, 2011 11:16 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

  So apparently what looked like welded nuts actually aren't, and were just really rusty? FAIL.

  I just hope i don't have to take off item #14, that's going to be a nightmare.

  Smart person said: Remove the two nuts that secure the mount to the transmission mount member that runs from the front to the subframe.

  

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  June 15, 2011 10:54 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

  Hahahaha oh man do i have pictures for you guys....

  Pics will follow tomorrow.

  That SUCKED.

  I will be so happy when this thing goes to the crusher.

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  June 15, 2011 11:21 p.m. NickF40 Dork

  HAHAHAHAHAHA sorry Ben

  so this is what you meant in that text lol

  I looked on mine and the bolt is facing out......and is rusty.....very. Not sure exactly what you meant but can I come along to celebrate the crushing

  "With that you are in for a whole night of suck squeeze bang blow"-James May

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  June 15, 2011 11:24 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

  Who thinks this was fun to get out? Worth noting that this was the BETTER of the two, and actually after i had already hammered a socket over it.

  

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  June 15, 2011 11:27 p.m. ransom Reader

  Right about now I'm thanking my luck for my residence among the unsalted roads of the Pacific northwest...

  "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." - Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut

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  June 15, 2011 11:29 p.m. NickF40 Dork

  LMFAO OH MY.....DAMN!!

  "With that you are in for a whole night of suck squeeze bang blow"-James May

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  June 15, 2011 11:29 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

  Oh honestly, that was just icing on the cake.

  To get to those two nuts, you have to remove a crossbrace that ties the front of the car together. It's attached by 4 bolts. I got 3 of them off. The 4th rounded off. Tried for quite awhile to get it off, then ended up taking a cutoff wheel to the brace. Then still had to use a prybar to separate the cut off part of the brace from the car just to even SEE the two nuts for the motor mount.

  I worked on the car for just over 6 hours today. It took just over 6 hours to pull a motor that was ONLY attached to ANYTHING by the front and rear motor mount.

  berkeley that car.

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  June 15, 2011 11:36 p.m. NickF40 Dork

  wow

  note to self, don't mess with the frontal shassy area

  "With that you are in for a whole night of suck squeeze bang blow"-James May

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  June 15, 2011 11:37 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

  Here's a taste of some of what you'll see tomorrow in the build thread.

  Yeah. Not pleased. This is what came off the rear motor mount. Guess these are...... nuts?

  

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  June 15, 2011 11:45 p.m. NickF40 Dork

  you seriously don't know how much i'm dying laughing right now

  "With that you are in for a whole night of suck squeeze bang blow"-James May

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  June 16, 2011 8:25 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

  NickF40 wrote: wow note to self, don't mess with the frontal shassy area

  Oh un-bolting the rear motor mount is cake. If your car isn't a rusty pile of E36 M3.

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