motor mount 3400 v6

[5%grade]

my engine is in a 99 pontiac grand am gt ---problem is....the bracket that the top engine mount on the motor bolts to below power steering pump broke.........my problem is i have it removed and the two center bolts are broken off that go into timining chain cover.....i feel that if i remove the timing chain cover i might be able to get pliers on broken bolts ,,,to twist them out....ive never removed this engines timining chain cover ...and was wondering if i removed it does the oil pan have to be unbolted like the chevy v8s to get the seal properly seated or...if anyone has any pictures that i may use as reference ....i cant aford to pull engine ....and a drill and tap wont fit with engine in...so my options are limited......any help would be appreciated: screwy:

[inafogg]

any chance of getting a picture would be helpful......

[xeroinfinity]

Originally Posted by 5%grade

my engine is in a 99 pontiac grand am gt ---problem is....the bracket that the top engine mount on the motor bolts to below power steering pump broke.........my problem is i have it removed and the two center bolts are broken off that go into timining chain cover.....i feel that if i remove the timing chain cover i might be able to get pliers on broken bolts ,,,to twist them out....ive never removed this engines timining chain cover ...and was wondering if i removed it does the oil pan have to be unbolted like the chevy v8s to get the seal properly seated or...if anyone has any pictures that i may use as reference ....i cant aford to pull engine ....and a drill and tap wont fit with engine in...so my options are limited......any help would be appreciated: screwy:

Welcome to AF !

SO how did these break ??

Not certain on which bolts youre talking about. But if its the 3 that mount to the timing cover, you'll need a tap to remove the bolts.
Probly not enough sticking out to get ahold of, plus these torq pretty high, that why I asked how they got broke.

here's the closest pic I could find....


But if the bolts are broken then the mount should come lose and you'll see what You hav to work with. Vise grips might work, but I'll bet they'll need tapped out, but you might get lucky.

hope that helps!

[5%grade]

well thanks for the help....i had givin up hope on a reply

had to order a new mount bracket ...broke in half......dont really know why the bolts broke unless they vibrated loose....took half a day to con the broken bolts into being replaced.....my sledge hammer was looking very handy-----but i didnt need any more broken parts...lol......all is well up and running again----

[5%grade]

xeroinfinity -----i seen your mello yellow ....seen you had similar problem when you took the ditch..in mello yello......i also had to replace power steering pulley...when bracket broke engine fell ....some luck....had mine 2 months and hit deer......i was thinking of a new paint job... but who knows a tree might fall on it......lmfao...