motor mount bushing removal?

[jmansracerocket]

anybody have any tips or tricks on how to remove the motor mounts from the gy6 engine case mine are shot on my hammerhead and I was trying to use a big socket and bang it out with a hammer but don't wont to crack the case. Talking about the 2 motor mounts that the engine mount bolt slides threw.

[bear]

Can you drill them out???

[jmansracerocket]

I think I have a trick in my head that I'm going to try tonight

[zman007007]

napa, autozone and some other parts stores have slide hammers with attachments that will go inside the bearings and or sleeves you can borrow to pull these.

[zman007007]

if you want to see the tool I am talking about go to Harbor Freight and type in item # 95987.we have one of these at work and it works great.

[jmansracerocket]

Got them out last night :-) thank u for the tips though

[zman007007]

well don"t leave us hanging big boy lol how did you get them out?

[jmansracerocket]

Originally Posted by zman007007

well don"t leave us hanging big boy lol how did you get them out?

lol by hand swinging a hammer let me tell u it wasn't fun and took a lot of energy getting them out, I would highly recommend doing them whenever someone is splitting the case and rebuilding the engine because it will allow you more room around the mounting towers on the case. At first I tried using a 20mm socket that was just about perfect size for the od of the bushing. Next I tried using a c clamp method of push and pull with the 20mm socket on one side and a 27mm on the other, then the third I just drilled a hole along the bottom of the bushing then took a hand hack saw blade and by hand cut a straight line threw the od on the metal bushing which would allow some play while trying to bang it out and it worked just took a decent amount of swings with the hammer and some flat head screw drivers while working around the entire od of the bushings to get it to come out evenly but they where toast and needed to come out.