98 1.5L Protege Rear Motor Mount
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98 1.5L Protege Rear Motor Mount - 8/25/2008 1:39:06 PM
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Captain Mojo
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Joined: 8/25/2008
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The rear motor mount on my 98 Protege 1.5L is totally destroyed and needs to be replaced. I''ve got the part, but when I went to change it I had no clue how to get the old one off. There''s a bulge in the firewall directly above two of the nuts I need to loosen, so there''s no way to get a socket on it, or even a closed wrench. It appears that an open wrench from the back is the only possible way to get it, but even then with that I can''t get it down onto the nut because of the firewall.
Usually I don''t like looking like an idiot, but if someone wants to tell me something obvious that makes me feel like a moron for having to ask, that would be great. I''m totally lost on how to get this thing off.
Thanks!
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RE: 98 1.5L Protege Rear Motor Mount - 8/25/2008 2:39:34 PM
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wsoape281
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you need to get this off from the top. it is really hard to do if you don''t have the right tools. when i did mine, i pulled everything off of the motor behind the intake manifold and pulled everything off of the firewall. then, i used a 2 foot extension with a pivot and a 17mm socket, i believe. it is good to have someone under the car guiding the socket onto the nut while you drop it down into the engine bay. this is still not easy to do, but it is the easiest way to do it.
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