sdiddy

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How do you take the rear coil pack bracket bolt off
There is a bracket that will not pry up far enough for the bolt to back out all the way for me to remove the coil bracket. Anyone??

blkbird

iTrader: (28)

I forced the bracket out. That bracket is held by a 15mm bolt in the back of the head. When I did my head swap i just removed it because I did not need it anymore since I deleted my AIR system. But yeah, its a pain in the a$$!!!!!

MeentSS02

iTrader: (11)

Gotta get that 15mm bolt on the back of the head out...gear wrench is worth its weight in gold here.

DaddySS

I have had success with a 15MM stubby wrench. Take your time, you'll get it.

sdiddy

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I have gear wrenches, so that'll help I guess. I was just hoping to pry that AIR bracket up enough to get that last 10mm bolt to back out so I could slide the coil bracket out.

MeentSS02

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Just get the bolt out...you'll save yourself the time and aggravation. Once it was out, I never put the bracket back on, and have never worried about it since.

Cstick

I just pushed and bent the bracket out of the way. I forget what it held but it does not have to be in a certain position. I installed a breather at the back of the valver cover and needed the extra room. Then after I did my cam/springs I think I removed it and left it off.

presto_z

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dont accidently take out the bolt on the back of the head that has the ground wire on it.... i did and it took about 40 minutes to get it started again

sdiddy

iTrader: (3)

That was going to be my next question. Doesn't that bolt hold down a ground wire? Wonder if anyone has a pic of the back of the head so I can get an idea of its exact location

Krab

iTrader: (28)

I'm confused, are you talking about a 15mm bolt that goes on the back of the head, or the last 10mm bolt holding the coil pack bracket to the valve cover? If you're talking about the latter, a ratcheting wrench will do the trick nicely. If you don't have one, good luck...

orangeapeel

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You only need like 3 bolts on each side to hold that sucker in there.

MeentSS02

iTrader: (11)

If I remember...yes, it does hold down a ground wire. But the bracket has nothing to do with that...take the bracket off, but put the bolt back in (along with the ground wire if it is there).

sdiddy

iTrader: (3)

^^^That's right! I believe it does hold down the ground wire; however, I only need to back out the bolt a little ways to slide the bracket that connects to the AIR system upward. Once THAT bracket is out of the way, I will be able to remove the coil pack bracket. It's a clearance issue for those wondering.

SSpdDmon

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I don't recall a ground wire on the same bolt. I believe there are two seperate bolts - one for the bracket and one for the ground. Now I'll have to 2xcheck...

Cop Car

iTrader: (14)

yea... rear nut that holds on the coil pack dosent have a ground on it...

it just takes time. also, when you put the coil packs back on there, dont bother putting the nut back on there

sdiddy

iTrader: (3)

I know the rear coil bracket bolt doesn't have a ground on it. We're talking about the bolt in the back of the head that needs to be removed in order to slide the AIR bracket up far enough to remove the last coil bolt.

SSpdDmon

iTrader: (10)

That's the one I was talking about...

2000Hawk

iTrader: (5)

I had trouble moving it also but with a bit of force it got out of the way, and went back on with no problem.
-Joel

sdiddy

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I think I'm going to just try to force it off like 2000Hawk said.

presto_z

iTrader: (12)

there are 2 seperate 15mm bolts on the back of the head.. one holds on the bracket, the other holds the groundwire