protege rear motor mount removal/install, need help, nova local

[meGrimlock]

anybody in the NOVA area with some know-how on the rear motor mount removal/install? i actually have a ton of stuff i need done, but 1st things 1st, rear motor mount install. i have RR-Racing inserts and another mount ready to go.

saturdays work best for me, i can treat you to lunch of your choice (im also broke so mortons or capital grille is out of the picture). i can lend a hand with wrenching and where needed but my mechanic skills are limited. please let me know if anybody can help. thanks.
-meGrimlock

 

[repthemazdas]

the rear is a b**** but u use a ball joint socket... i think thats what its called.

 

[meGrimlock]

thanks, i think you mean universal socket. its getting very chilly, anybody up for helping me on saturday?
-meGrimlock

 

[meGrimlock]

this thread can be closed. i had a mechanic friend install a clutch and while he was there put on the engine mount. by all accounts he told me it was a B*TCH to get the old one off cuz of the plastic wire harness bracket, even with the transmission out of the way. they ended up breaking off the lower threaded screw that the bracket nut bolts to.

 

[hornsfan10609]

It's actually pretty easy, you just have to bend the lower stud out of the way, not break it off causing a hole and potential leak on the firewall. And a U joint isn't necessary either, just need 3 long extensions and a breaker bar or big socket wrench.