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Old 06-09-2018, 11:53 PM
BillGrissom BillGrissom is offline
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First, to check sag in the rubber, I touch the bolt w/ my index finger. If the first joint goes past the K-frame, they aren't excessively sagged. With cheap India mounts, after a year or two the bolt head will be almost sticking out the hole.

I can get that bolt out with a 1/2" Craftsman socket wrench. But, those are ones I installed, and I coated the threads w/ anti-seize as I do anytime a steel bolt goes into aluminum. Definitely do so in NJ. The first time, I probably used a 1/2" breaker bar and long extension, and full force pushing and pulling with both hands. It also helps to go cw & ccw, since that helps corrosion particles fall out, especially if you can spray some penetrant up into the threads.

If you booger the head, no worries. You could always drill the head off from below, then lift the engine enough to slide the mount out, then grab the bolt w/ vise-grips.
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