AZLS1

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LowETz:
<strong> Patience!.....Back the last two rear bolts out a bit. Pan will come down a bit more.

NOTE: Do NOT re-torque those last two rear "pan bolts" to 18 ft. lbs.!!!!! They are rear cover bolts that tq. to 106 INCH lbs. They will SNAP before you get to 18 ft.lbs., <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Good tip. Thank you.

felton316

Thanks... I'll see if I can get it to go any lower. Now I just have to find that damn bolt again. (Its in the oil pan, again!)

Plum Crazy Rob

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Use the force <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

Seriously, I used one of those little flexible "claw" things to hold the bolt while I started it with a wrench. I'm surprised I don't hear more people complain about this...it was a real PITA to get started <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

TaTommyWS6

I used a piece of rigid wire wrapped tightly around the very top of the bolt where it is not threaded. It took no more than 5 minutes to get teh bolt started this way... Good luck, and don't get frustrated, at least you know about the rear oil pan bolts.... I snapped one! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />

Tommy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

383LQ4SS

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I didnt even drop the oil pan. I used a magnet and two fingers to start it.

White98Z

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i slid a paper towel behind it so if i droped the bolt it would not go to the bottom of the oil pan but be sure to take it back out

felton316

Anybody have any tips or niffty ideas on how to reinstall the oil pick-up tube to the oil pump and put that oh-so tiny bolt back in? I've already removed all but the last two oil pan bolts, and it did drop about 1/2", but I still don't have enough room to get a hand or a wrench in there while trying to start the bolt. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> Has anyone done something special to make this task easier? Please let me know..... This is the only thing keeping me from finishing my cam install.

SLowETz

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Patience!.....Back the last two rear bolts out a bit. Pan will come down a bit more.

NOTE: Do NOT re-torque those last two rear "pan bolts" to 18 ft. lbs.!!!!! They are rear cover bolts that tq. to 106 INCH lbs. They will SNAP before you get to 18 ft.lbs., <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />