Thanks, Brad. I did jack the engine up to take the pressure off, but it didn't help. Thinking about jacking the engine up again and taking an iron bar and a BFH and trying to drive the bottom plate (the one that attaches to the frame crossmember) down a bit - might let me get a socket in there. Got no torch, so that's not an option for me. I was getting [censored] at it last night and had to walk away. Like my Grandpa used to say "When you start getting [censored] off at an inanimate object, it's time to take a break."