Updated: December 01 2019
Diary | Costs | Disassembly Sequence | Cam Profiles | Introspective
| Step | Instruction | Wrench Size | Torque |
| 1 | remove the hood | 1/2 in 4 places | |
| 2 | disconnect battery neg. first; then pos.; then hold-down clamp | 3/8; 5/16; 13mm | |
| 3 | remove the battery and begin trickle charge | ||
| 4 | begin discharging the a/c system | ||
| 5 | loosen the fuel tank filler cap to relieve pressure | ||
| Working under the car: | |||
| 6 | remove 2 bolts securing rear of cat. converter | 15mm | |
| 7 | remove both O2 sensors | 22mm | |
| 8 | remove Y-pipe | 9/16 with 8mm cap screws | |
| 9 | remove the starter 2 bolts | ||
| 10 | remove the starter power and control wires | 13mm, 8mm | |
| 11 | remove 4 bolts securing the bell housing dust cover | 10mm | |
| 12 | disconnect wire from knock sensor | ||
| 13 | remove ground from engine block at the right motor mount | 11mm | |
| 14 | remove the clamp securing 2 wires to passenger motor mount | 14mm | |
| 15 | remove dip stick tube clamp bolt | 3/8 | |
| 16 | remove the bracket securing the a/c compressor rear to engine block. lower bolt is short | 10mm | |
| 17 | remove a/c compressor rear bracket to engine block bolt | 14mm | |
| 18 | remove drive shaft | 11mm | |
| 19 | remove the torque arm and transmission tail shaft mounting bracket | 21mm / 15mm | |
| 20 | disconnect harness from oil level sender | ||
| 21 | disconnect harness from on drivers side transmission | ||
| 22 | pull drivers side harness up from the top of engine | ||
| 23 | remove drivers side O2 sender from harness | ||
| 24 | remove tension from the accessory drive belt and remove the belt | 1/2 socket | |
| 25 | remove crank pulley | 5/8 | |
| 26 | remove 2 bolts securing the belt tensioner | 10mm (bolt is an 8mm x 1.25 thread) | |
| 27 | disconnect right and left cooling fan connector | ||
| 28 | remove the cable clamps from the fan shroud | ||
| 29 | remove the cable tie from the right side of radiator. Don't cut. | ||
| 30 | remove the cable tie from the right side of radiator. Don't cut. | ||
| 31 | release fan assembly by raising up and remove from bottom | ||
| 32 | remove lower a/c condenser hose | 20mm, 24mm | |
| 33 | remove the alternator | 1/2" and 15mm | |
| 34 | remove alternator power lead and connector | 13mm | |
| 35 | remove alternator bracket to intake bracket nut | 9/16" | |
| 36 | remove valve covers | 3/8" | |
| 37 | remove the throttle body cable cover | 7mm | |
| 38 | remove brake booster vacuum hose | ||
| 39 | relieve fuel system pressure | ||
| 40 | disconnect fuel supply and return spring lock connectors; set aside | ||
| 41 | disconnect throttle and cruise control cable at throttle body | ||
| 42 | remove throttle cable; cruse control cable | ||
| 43 | remove powerdyne intake elbow | ||
| 44 | remove air pump outlet hose | ||
| 45 | remove coil wire | ||
| 46 | remove ignition coil leads and coil | 14mm | |
| 47 | remove ignition coil bracket | ||
| 48 | remove upper radiator support | 8mm | |
| 49 | remove powedyne discharge tube | ||
| 50 | remove powerdyne drive belt | 9/16 | |
| 51 | remove accessory drive belt | ||
| 52 | drain cooling system | ||
| 53 | remove the small dia. radiator to water pump hose lower left on radiator |
