 
     |
| Removing a V-6 Engine - By The Numbers (Page 5/22) |
|
Saxman
|
JAN 04, 12:11 AM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by TK:
I turned mine upside and used a butter knife in the engine bay until it dropped out. |
|
|
|
|
Toddster
|
JAN 04, 12:16 AM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by TK:
I turned mine upside and used a butter knife in the engine bay until it dropped out. |
|
In the words of Maxwell Smart, "That's the second biggest butter knife I've ever seen" !
|
|
|
|
Kuta
|
JAN 04, 09:31 AM
|
|
replying so I can later (+) you . .. glad to have this thread saved on my computer;
i never would have thought pulling the engine would be possible w/o a lot of #&@!
(hopefully this saves my fingers some grief, should i have to pull anything sooner)[This message has been edited by Kuta (edited 01-04-2008).]
|
|
|
|
p8ntman442
|
JAN 04, 03:51 PM
|
|
|
|
|
Saxman
|
JAN 04, 08:04 PM
|
|
Todd, this is for your use in demonstrating how to cut into the frame to free those damn cradle bolts:
For those who have not had the fun of cutting into the frame to loosen the top of a cradle bolt, here is what the bastard looks like when it is out. I had to cut to get to each rear nut.
and here is how the thin metal in the frame holds the nut down -pretty flimsy stuff:
|
|
|
|
Xanth
|
JAN 04, 08:10 PM
|
|
|
I had that problem on my Formula, I was able to remove the nuts without cutting the frame. I broke both rear bolts, then punched the nuts up into the frame and pulled them out the back. Then welded new nuts onto the diamond shaped plate and fished them back into place through the frame again. ------------------
www.FieroDomain.com
"If any car is both the parade and the rain, it is the Fiero"
Upload and Share Fiero Photos! http://Gallery.FieroDomain.com
|
|
|
|
kawana
|
JAN 04, 08:35 PM
|
|
|
great writeup you did there, this is very helpful to someone like me who needs visual aids'. Hopefully this will limit the quesitons i have when it comes to taking the 2.8 out. Now, if only someone could come up with an equally good tutorial on putting a 3800sc in its place :P Thanks a bunch.
|
|
|
|
Saxman
|
JAN 04, 09:21 PM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by Xanth:
I had that problem on my Formula, I was able to remove the nuts without cutting the frame. I broke both rear bolts, then punched the nuts up into the frame and pulled them out the back. Then welded new nuts onto the diamond shaped plate and fished them back into place through the frame again.
|
|
How did you break the bolts?
|
|
|
|
Xanth
|
JAN 04, 10:43 PM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by Saxman:
How did you break the bolts? |
|
I should have mentioned, they broke when I tried to turn them. The nuts didn't actually break free in the cradle.[This message has been edited by Xanth (edited 01-04-2008).]
|
|
|
|
FormulaGT
|
JAN 05, 01:46 AM
|
|
|
Great thread Todd. Tons of information. I will probably need this someday when I replace the Fieros I have just sold. Thanks!
|
|
|
