Updated: November 04 2024
Diary | Costs | Disassembly Sequence | Cam Profiles | Introspective
| Step | Instruction | Wrench Size | Torque |
| Working inside the car: | |||
| 103 | remove shift knob | ||
| 104 | remove shifter boot and leather | ||
| 105 | remove bolts in rear bottom console | 10mm | |
| 106 | remove the bolt in the center of console | 10mm | |
| 107 | remove console bezel, glove box light, ashtray light and cigarette lighter connector | ||
| 108 | remove the console shell | ||
| 109 | remove the screws securing the rubber shifter dust boot | 7mm | |
| 110 | remove four bolts securing the shifter | 1/2" | |
| 111 | remove the shifter: | ||
| 112 | remove the supercharger bracket and brace | 7/32 Allen | |
| 113 | remove coil bracket and stud from left front cylinder head. | 9/16 | |
| 114 | remove the 6 bolts securing water pump and remove the pump | 14mm | |
| (stud is on the left middle mounting hole) | |||
| 115 | remove the water pump drive coupling; groove goes toward motor. | ||
| 116 | Attach the hoist to the cylinder heads at the second pair | ||
| of intake manifold bolt holes from the front of the engine. | |||
| 117 | remove engine mount thru-bolts | 18mm nut, 15mm bolt | |
| 118 | remove the transmission mount to crossmember bolt | 5/8 | |
| 119 | remove 4 transmission crossmember to frame bolts | 15mm | |
| 120 | remove motor mount to block bolts; 3 per side | 9/16 | |
| 121 | remove motor mount to frame bolts; 3 per side | 1/2 | |
| 122 | remove the engine from the car (with the transmission attached) | ||
| 123 | remove 8 bolts securing the transmission to bell housing | 15mm | |
| 124 | remove the 6 bolts securing the bell housing to block | 15mm | |
| 125 | remove the 6 bolts securing the clutch disk and pressure plate | 9/16 | |
| 126 | remove 6 bolts securing flywheel to crank | 9/16 | |
| 127 | place the motor on the engine stand | ||
| 128 | remove the bracket from left rear cylinder head | 14mm | |
| 129 | remove the steam relief line from rear of cylinder heads | 15mm | |
| 130 | remove 3 bolts securing Optispark | 3/8 | |
| 131 | remove coolant temp sensor from left head | 13/16 | |
| 132 | remove plug wire bracket from left side of block | 3/8 | |
| 133 | remove plug wire bracket from right side of block | 3/8, 1/2 (stud and nut goes aft) | |
| 134 | remove crank hub; (bolt gets spacer and washer) | 5/8 | |
| 135 | remove the timing chain cover | 8 bolts, 3/8 | |
| 136 | remove the oil level sender from oil pan | ||
| 137 | remove the left and right oil pan reinforcements | ||
| 138 | with the engine inverted, begin at the front left side (drivers) work clockwise | ||
| removing the 1/2 stud, 5-3/8 bolts, 1-3/8 bolt and clamp, 1-3/8 bolt, 2-1/2 nuts, | |||
| 4-3/8 bolts, 1-3/8 stud, 2-3/8 bolts, 1-1/2 stud | |||
| 139 | remove the oil pan | ||
| 140 | remove oil filter adapter from block | 7/16 | |
| 141 | remove all rocker arms and pushrods | 7/16 Allen; 3/8 | |
| 142 | remove right cylinder head, note the presence of the water | 5/8 | |
| jacket plug between the number 6 and 8 spark plug hole | |||
| 143 | remove left cylinder head | 5/8 | |
| 144 | remove oil pressure sender; back top of block | 19mm | |
| 145 | remove lifter hold down clamp | 3 nuts 1/2 (notch is aft) | |
| 146 | remove lifter retainers and lifters | ||
| 147 | remove rear main seal | 3 bolts 3/8, 1 nut 7/16 | |
| 148 | remove cam sprocket and chain | 3 bolts 1/2 | |
| 149 | remove water pump drive gear | 2 # 30 torx |
