Removing a V-6 Engine - By The Numbers (Page 17/22)
Toddster SEP 22, 12:03 PM
My pleasure. The lasted requests have all been sent ouot, let me know if you didn't get your copy because my email has been having a hissy fit lately.
Ratfink SEP 22, 02:42 PM
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Toddster NOV 07, 12:07 PM
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Toddster DEC 28, 12:59 PM
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fireboss DEC 30, 08:38 PM
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speedy05 JAN 31, 06:43 PM
do i need to remove the front bumper ......its e 86 gt .......

thanks
KaijuSenso JAN 31, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by speedy05:

do i need to remove the front bumper ......its e 86 gt .......

thanks



No, there is plenty of clearance.
Toddster FEB 01, 11:26 AM

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Originally posted by KaijuSenso:


No, there is plenty of clearance.



But I do recommend putting a towel or blanket under the nose in case you do jack it up a little too high. You won't end up scraping the paint that way.

[This message has been edited by Toddster (edited 02-01-2012).]

bcampbell FEB 07, 02:27 AM
Just wanted to add some notes from my own recent experience.

First, my electric impact gun is my best friend for jobs like these. I was worried about having trouble with the cradle bolts as I live in Canada and even though the car doesn't have much rust, it doesn't take much for bolts to sieze up. I started a week earlier soaking the cradle bolts in 'deep creep', my favorite penetrating oil. I used my impact gun to break all of the bolts loose, and although one of the rear bolts started spinning, the impact gun was able to get it free enough that I just used a 9/16 wrench above the head of the bolt and a rachet to finish working it loose. Obviously I will need to get that welded up again but it didn't prolong the job of removing the engine. Without the impact gun, I doubt I would have gotten anywhere without cutting the frame open. The gun I have I bought for <$100 and it has the ability to adjust the torque from 70-350 ft-lbs. This is one tool that I recommend buying if you do not have access to an air compressor. In Canada they go on sale once in a while for that price at Canadian Tire. They're normally priced at about $250 though IIRC.

Second, because I'm cheap and didn't want to build a cart for dropping the cradle onto, I opted instead to drop the cradle right onto the legs of the lift. It worked beautifully and as soon as the car was high enough, I rested the car on two jack stands that were on some wood I stacked up. As a back-up, in case the jack stands tilted, I also placed the two rear wheels under the car as added protection. For me, this made the job much more simple and I was able to accomplish the job in 3 1/2 hours by myself, first try.

Some pics of how I did it:





Hope this helps someone else with their future engine removal!
Toddster FEB 21, 03:44 PM
Yeah, It is easy for us Californians. The rust belt crowd will invariably NEED power tools and torchs for some of the hardware.