[DeTomaso] Busted motor mount bolt help needed

[John Taphorn]

I repaired it the same as Chris more than once and eventually got as smart 
as Chris and used ARP bolts.  No more issues.

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <redvobra at aol.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Busted motor mount bolt help needed


>  I had two broken motor mount bolts on the passanger side. Was able to put 
> a jack and some 2x4's (to spread the load) under the oil pan and jack up 
> the motor enough to remove the motor mount bracket from the Pantera. Then 
> I had free access to the bolts. Then used one of those bolt extractors 
> (kind of like a reverse threaded drill bit) and the bolts spun out of the 
> block.
>
> Put it all back together with some 50,000lb. ARP bolts. The engine had 
> shifted a little, so I had to pry sideways on it (again with a 2x4) to get 
> the bolt holes to align. Been fine ever since.
>
> -Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RKMosier at aol.com
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; DeTomaso at realbig.com; Dalliance69 at aol.com
> Sent: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Busted motor mount bolt help needed
>
>  I remember an old time machinist having this problem on some motion 
> picture
>
> camera equipment and more importantly, I seem to remember someone on the 
> forum
>
> having this problem on a different bolt.  Someone, maybe Jack, will have a
>
> better idea.
>
>
>
> You at least would have to pull the mount off the car to get access. 
> Didn't
>
> someone suggest welding onto the remaining part of the bolt and then
>
> unscrewing it?  Somebody chime in here.
>
>
>
> Richard Mosier ( I can't weld very well )
>
> 3714
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