I need help, am I just stupid or am I doing something wrong?

[flyboy01]

I have been trying to pull my wiper motor for a week. I removed the three nuts that were on the studs in the engine bay and the one nut on the wiper arm lever underneath the dash, I have tried using a 4 ft crowbar and cant get it to budge. The whole firewall is flexing, I can't find any other bolts, am I missing something? 

[SIKPUP]

Some times the metal sleeves are rusted to the studs inside the rubber bushings,or the gasket between the firewall and motor needs TNT.

                                                         SIKPUP

[Duster440]

  You've done everything right. Must be corroded. Time to get the PB Blaster out and let those studs soak.

[flyboy01]

OK, I thought those were just washers, I will spray it down when I get home tonight.

[Duster440]

Well, they are a metal grommet/rubber combo. So, it's possible they've been overtightened and crushed to the point where they're binding on the studs.

[rharveysr]

Plasma cutter time

Rick

[Crazy68Dart]

I see the use of a blue tip wrench in your future.   

[68_Val_Sedan]

just cut them off with your dremmel tool, grind them down flush and weld new ones on top

[moparchop]

 

[flyboy01]

I think I will skip the cutting torch.... 

[SIKPUP]

 

[flyboy01]

Still frozen up, the sleeves appear to be rusted to the studs. I have already dented up the firewall trying to pull it off with a 4ft pry bar, I have applied penetrant multiple times, I dont want to cut the studs. Any other ideas? I am thinking I might have to leave it in place, paint it, then mask it off while painting the firewall. 

[satellite65]

.......and hope the thing don't crap out on you in the near future. I'd make it my business to get it off NOW before you detail out your engine compartment. If it's this hard to get off now - it's not going to be any easier once an engine is in the car. Just my .02.

Steve

[SIKPUP]

.......and hope the thing don't crap out on you in the near future. I'd make it my business to get it off NOW before you detail out your engine compartment. If it's this hard to get off now - it's not going to be any easier once an engine is in the car. Just my .02.

Steve

     Try to get the motor off by cutting all the rubber bushings out of your way.... than maybe you can heat up the sleaves with a propane torch and vise grip them off .

                                             SIKPUP

[MVRCorp]

You could sacrfice the wiper motor and cut where the grommets are. It's easier to get a new one then a new firewall.

[68_Val_Sedan]

You could sacrfice the wiper motor and cut where the grommets are. It's easier to get a new one then a new firewall.

 

time to cut the motor out ...

[doug 371]

give it a good rattle with the air chisel...it will come

[Cpt Panzer]

 

[flyboy01]

I just thought of this, I might try my slide hammer, maybe that will work. That is if i ever get time to work on the Dart again. Buying a house is a royal pain in the ass.