First Time Pulling an Engine: Advise, Tips, Step by Step Recommendations

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Nov 5, 2006 | 10:40 PM

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ZCAMARO

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Originally Posted by V6 Bird

A little tip for the amatuers on that part. Take the extra step and remove the 2 15mm bolts that hold the master cylinder to the booster. Nudge it back and up to let it rest on the cowling and you can move it whereever you need to in order to get to the torq head bolts. Then when you go to put the car back together, you simply put the torx head bolts on the passenger side struts and the 13mm bolts on the drivers side. Nudge your master cylinder back into place and tighten it all up.

Thats what I did on mine. And I believe this is outlined in the book referenced in one of the earlier posts...

Nov 5, 2006 | 10:42 PM

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gun4hire

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Originally Posted by ZCAMARO

Plus, it really takes three hands to do it. Two to hold the collar in from each side and one to pull it out.

Yours must have needed the pull because the collar 'jammed' it when being pressed in. Once the collar was depressed fully on all sides of mine it literally popped out on its own.

Nov 6, 2006 | 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Forteen3GT

+1 for that book... i bought it yesterday morning..... It is awesome.... it is straitforward...... they have it at VatoZone! They say the bottom is 100xs easier..... Robbie said 11 nuts and bolts vs 40+...... pick your choice!

I bought a motorcycle lift... just need 20+ inch jack to raise the car today.... anyone have one?

Did you see the guy with the mullet?