Removing a V-6 Engine - By The Numbers (Page 15/22) FieroGT42 JUL 06, 04:53 PM Sorry to thread necro but... Well no, using the trunk latch isn't the right way to do it. I was just talking with someone who did have the whole latch section tear out and the car fell! (Yes they were doing it carefully and on a perfectly rust free trunk). FFS, don't do it unless you really don't care about your car and possible injuries. Now that I've said that, go ahead and do it anyway. I'll proceed to do it skitime's way (a.k.a. the factory manual way, i.e. the right way). Great post though. I've had this bookmarked since the beginning and I'm finally breaking my cradle bolts loose today. I hope to have the engine out this weekend! bulldog85043 JUL 07, 07:53 PM quote Originally posted by Toddster: Many thanks to Trevor for sending me his saved copy of the word version of this thread. My old PC crashed and took the saved PDF and Word version with it. So now I have a good word version again to share with everyone. If you need it, just send an email and I will forward you a copy. If you've made any updates to this, could you send me a copy with the updates? Toddster JUL 14, 01:26 PM quote Originally posted by bulldog85043: If you've made any updates to this, could you send me a copy with the updates? On the way. FieroGT42 JUL 19, 12:42 PM I read in one of these threads that the front wheels should not be blocked because they need to roll. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's unnecessary and very dangerous. Floor jacks have wheels to allow them to roll because the arm moves toward the pivot point as they raise anyway. They stay in contact with the frame (or in this case the 4x4) and the base moves to accommodate the pivoting jack arm and the pivoting of the car. Having the front wheels blocked is fine because the jack will accomodate this, and not blocking it could let the car roll and fall off of the jack or stands. Toddster JUL 19, 05:45 PM quote Originally posted by FieroGT42: I read in one of these threads that the front wheels should not be blocked because they need to roll. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's unnecessary and very dangerous. Floor jacks have wheels to allow them to roll because the arm moves toward the pivot point as they raise anyway. They stay in contact with the frame (or in this case the 4x4) and the base moves to accommodate the pivoting jack arm and the pivoting of the car. Having the front wheels blocked is fine because the jack will accomodate this, and not blocking it could let the car roll and fall off of the jack or stands. I think what the person who said "don't chock the wheels" was trying to say is not to chock them from behind. Chock the front side. As you jack the car up the front wheels will tend to roll back a few inches. nitroheadz28 JUL 28, 06:59 PM I'll be pulling my engine/cradle next week, thanks for the write up.. Sent a request for the word version. + for you!!! Toddster JUL 29, 02:23 PM I've made some updates to this thread which incorporate many of the tips from other posters, new ideas, and corrected some typos even. So my newest version is much cleaner with more details and clearer pics. If you have an old word version just shoot me an email and I will send out the latest version. Smeaudio JUL 29, 09:29 PM This thread helped me out greatly im doing my first swap... first major anything mechanically so this was just great. and for those of you that are afraid the cherry picker isnt too safe to lift the whole car up over the engine then well i took it the next step farther and i lifted the whole car up with the latch before i dismantled anything to put the jack stands under it. It did so with ease. Also to make it even more unsafe i was only using a 1 ton cherry picker from harbor freight. I had to hit the latch with a rubber mallet to get the deck lid to shut properly again because it bent it where it was sticking up a little too much. Toddster JUL 30, 02:10 PM quote Originally posted by Smeaudio: I had to hit the latch with a rubber mallet to get the deck lid to shut properly again because it bent it where it was sticking up a little too much. That's pretty typical. Thanks for the feedback too Whuffo AUG 04, 09:33 AM What's the title on that Fiero look like, Todd. Did you get it from the Fiero theives John Szpara and Andrew Villsenor? Really; whose car is that you're stripping? Just a friendly reminder from a Fiero supporter - if you want to be one of us, you can't steal Fieros from others.