motor mount inserts

[jeffreyinigo]

hey guys i bought a new front motor mount and the ployuerothane inserts but alocal machine shop said that the inserts wouldnt fit in the motoor mount.... i dont get it.... i need to know what i need to install these inserts in the front motor mount.....i asked them to press out the rubber but said they couldnt do it.

do i need any type of washers or anything for it? and what do i have to do to get out the rubber......the motor mount is new and uninstalled. thanks a lot guys for any help.....

[Shpyder]

I can anser one small bit of your query...as far as getting out the original shriveled black inserts is concerned, you can burn/heat them and then just flake them away (read it somewhere).

[kjewer1]

The front mount doesnt get removed, the inserts fit into the stock mount. Same for the rear mount on a 2g. The side mounts are replacements and any machine shop can press the stockers out, cost me about 10 bucks. Beats lighting your ass on fire and burning the garage down. The new ones will just press with a vise. On a 1g the rear mount is also a full replacement.

This info is for Prothanes, it may vary somewhat with different brands, mainly the 1g vs 2g stuff. If you have replacement mounts for a 2g front mount, then ignore ths message

[jeffreyinigo]

well thats good info guys...thanks a lot. but how do i put them on?.. the guys at the machine shop were buttholes.
how do i insert the inserts?
thanks

[kjewer1]

If they are the molded inserts, just slap them on thier respective mounts and reinstall the mount/crossmember. If its the side ones get them pressed out by a shop, then use a vice to install the new full replacements.