How do I take the motor apart from the basket on my MT 18?

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

I am in the process of ripping apart my junk MT and potentially have a buyer for the motor, but I dont see any bolts from the outside looking in on the speaker. Do I have to rip the spider and everything out of the basket to get to the bolts or whatever to take it apart?

Insight would be very appreciated!

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[Scotty2Naughty 10+ year member]

The screws should be under the spider.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

great thank you very much //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif time to get out the razor knife //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

what a pain in the ***, every screw is pretty much stripped on the head from over torquing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

better drill em out

 

[tremor1127 10+ year member]

if the problem is they are actually stripped then you may have to drill em.

if they are just hard to get out, use an impact driver.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

of course I dont have the drill bits to drill them out, and on top of that I'll have to rethread the motor right

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

what a pain in the ***, every screw is pretty much stripped on the head from over torquing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

That blows

 

[germanyt 10+ year member]

just sent it to fi for a recone and sell it for the price of a brand new one (slightly used). that way you dont' have to deal with the screws and the buyer will already have a recone done.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

just sent it to fi for a recone and sell it for the price of a brand new one (slightly used). that way you dont' have to deal with the screws and the buyer will already have a recone done.

Most likely he'll make more money just selling the motor. Shipping to and from Fi, plus the recone would be a big hassle.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

i already have a buyer lined up, i just need to get the **** basket off the motor. piss me off to no end. I may try some vice grips, never know...

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

cut the basket off and knock $10 off the price.

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

If he just wants the motor dremel off the screwheads and hopefully leave enough screw that you can get a good grip on them with vice grips maybe? Just a thought, never tried to take one apart before...

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

If he just wants the motor dremel off the screwheads and hopefully leave enough screw that you can get a good grip on them with vice grips maybe? Just a thought, never tried to take one apart before...

yeah thats what I was maybe thinking... I'll deal with it tomorrow.

p.s. 91 T-Bird huh? Got any pix? I had a 92, loved it, my favorite car of all time!!!

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

yeah thats what I was maybe thinking... I'll deal with it tomorrow.
p.s. 91 T-Bird huh? Got any pix? I had a 92, loved it, my favorite car of all time!!!

Got a few so far, nothing special as of yet. Just got it last week, so I;ve been fixing stuff like the windows, door seals, seatbelts etc etc....

But here's where it'll all be at:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2814947/1

Gonna start out with the basics on this car and work my way up from there...I pretty much have all the gear I need, so it'll be all installation this time. Just need to get some sound deadening, wire, a set of rca's, and if I feel frisky, an alternator from a 94 and up. 130amps>75amps. I want to do the big 3, but with the way the alt is, it may be more like the big 2..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif