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Originally Posted by artbuc
Ok, I'll answer my own question. Put car up on jackstands and remove right front wheel. Support engine weight with jack. Remove four 14mm nuts holding rear mount bracket and main bolt connecting mount bracket to mount. Jack up engine a few inches and you can maneuver the bracket out of the way. At this point you must drive out the old bushing (I haven't done this part yet). My old bushing doesn't look torn but it has lost its omph. You can easily wiggle it around with your fingers - it is offering little to no resistance.
Removing the front mount is much easier. Remove bottom splash guard, top radiator hose (drain out a little coolant first) and electric cooling fan. Remove main connecting bolt, two bracket hold down nuts and one bracket hold down bolt. Jack up engine a couple inchs and it comes right out. My front mount looks ok to me but I am going to replace it anyway as it seems like good practice to replace front & rear mounts in pairs.
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Drop back and punt!!! Couldn't get out bushing. Used an air chisel and got some of it but it was clear that even if I got it out I wouold have difficulty driving in the replacement. Attempted to remove drive shaft so I could have better access to motor mount and, as is well documented on the Camry forum, the axle bearing is frozen in the motor mount. I did remove all four bolts attaching the cast iron mount to the engine. I was hoping I could slide everything out together. That didn't work either because the motor mount has locating pins which keep it from moving parallel to the crankshaft and you can't pull it far enough away from the engine to clear the locating pins.
Though about removing the exhaust for better access but I didn't want to be like the guy on the Camry forum that spent 3 days pounding, spraying with penetrating oil and heating with a torch to remove axle.
What's really funny is the Repair Manual which says all you have to do is remove snap ring and bearing retaining bolt and pull out the axle.
Guess what? The joke is on me!