pulling vavle covers

[grayman]

Originally posted by BLLDOGG:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Wicked 3800 V6:
I've heard different things about that bracket -- all involve cursing, feeling, and even some use of a hammer.
-Rob

if you do it right, there is rairly anything that requires a hammer ;)

i have never tried it so forgive me but could you use an air ratchet? </font>[/QUOTE]can fit sockets on the second (inner) nut. too tight of a fit between the engine and firewall. It is a 'double nut' on automatics because that bolt goes into block...has a spacer(hex head nut) and then the tranny dipstick tube goes on that and then another hex head nut.

you can get the valve cover off if you remove the outer bracket bolt and then bend the bracket. the metal is pretty soft. once it is out of the way you can reach the rear valve cover bolt. to get the outer bolt I had to get the car up in the air and attack the outer bolt/nut with two pairs of gloves (hand padding) and an open end wrench. once the nut broke free i used a ratchet style box wrench. to get the inner bolt loose I got one hand behind the intake manifold and my left hand from the passenger side of engine...sorta push/pull at same time.

this is a guide for removing the bracket...i know...not much of a guide...
http://home.comcast.net/~grayman99/liftbracket.htm

[grayman]

[iGoRa]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 1DangerousV6:
not to highjack the thread..but how do you get the passenger lift bracket off?

Lots of swearing and working blind. Just get a wrench and go for it. No easy way to do it besides just feeling what you're doing back there. </font>[/QUOTE]There is the easy way without hummer, swearing and blood on top of it.
That’s how I did mine:
1. Remove transmission
2. Remove the passenger bracket
3. Reinstall transmission

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

take it off beofre you put your moto back in lol