In car cam swap question
Don't remove the condenser. I just finished a cam swap in a 2000 C5 and the condenser was still in the car. The radiator has to be removed along with the power steering pump, water pump, rack and pinion, crank pulley and so on.
pull condensor and radiator and you can stand in there while you do it. Don't pull the hood. In my Vid below there are some pics that you can see to help a little
~Cole~
http://youtube.com/watch?v=z1UNbw9lucQ
~Cole~http://youtube.com/watch?v=z1UNbw9lucQ
Condensor doesnt need to be pulled, but I would do it just to have more room to work with. Dont worry about the AC getting refilled. You can do that yourself by going to autozone and getting the kit. I've done that plenty of times. your car holds two pounds of freon, so do the math at the store. Hood also doesnt need to come off, but I did it on mine when I worked on mine. Hope this helps!
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Condensor doesnt need to be pulled, but I would do it just to have more room to work with. Dont worry about the AC getting refilled. You can do that yourself by going to autozone and getting the kit. I've done that plenty of times. your car holds two pounds of freon, so do the math at the store. Hood also doesnt need to come off, but I did it on mine when I worked on mine. Hope this helps!
with the rack, disconnect the lines from the knuckle area and use a big pry bar to lift it up and move to the passangers side. it's really not that hard once you've done it once. If you do that, make DAMN sure you don't wreck the oil pickup tube seal. or you'll have to pull the rack AGAIN
Before dealing with the rack myself, I would have called you a pansy for that comment. "And while you are at it, how about you rearrange furniture in a room and then have a discussion about it looks." The gloves are a good idea. I bashed my knuckles several times doing the rack on mine.
Keith
Keith
I have removed the rack in 2 Vettes and did not find it difficult. Once power steering pump, cooler, steering shaft, PS lines are removed the rack just slides out the passenger side. Just take your time and have patience