I have a 94 SL2 auto transmission. Last summer, I replaced the upper motor mount with an aftermarket mount. I had to replace all three studs bacause the original studs were too short for the redigned mount.
I got the new studs and the new nuts from a Saturn dealer. Thanks for so much helpful info on this newsgroup on replacing the upper mount. It
was an easy job. After the replacement, my SL2 ran much smoother.
Then recently I had noticed that the car ran very rough in the lower gears. Took a look at the car today and I found that one of the motor mount studs (the one that's closest to the front of the car, or the one
which is furtherest away from the firewall) was broken inside the hold in the housing. And the middle nut was very loose. So I tightened the nuts on the two remaining studs. Unfortunately the broken stud was broken about 1/8 of an inche inside the stud hole housing.
I test drove the car after I tightened the two nuts on the mount. And the car is now running very smooth in all gears.
Questions:
1) is it safe to drive the Saturn with only two studs holding the engine from the upper motor mount?2) how can I get the broken piece inside the hole out so that I could replace it? Can I use a small drill bit to drill the broken piece into small pieces and air blow? Does a machine shop do that kind of work?
Thanks for any ponters Ted