DS Cam Cover removal time cutting step

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by DaveK

And how much do you need to jack by?

Great tip

Thank you thank you .....limey


I removed both cam covers from my 1991 ZR1 today in about 30 minutes

I placed one jack under cross member just in front of oil pan with 12 inch long 2x6 as cushion. I placed second jack under forward corner drivers side of oil pan with shorter 2x6 as cushion. I removed drivers side engine mounting nut and jacked drivers side of engine up maybe 2 to 3 inches more or less. At that point I could get my 3/8 drive extension with 40 torx over the top of the brake booster and removed the two lower torx cam cover bolts to the rear of the cam cover

Keep as much pressure (pushing into the bolt) on the torx as you can while breaking the torx bolt loose.

I removed the power steering pump and reservoir (three bolts accessed through the power steering pump pulley) at the front of the drivers side cam cover so I could get at the 3 smaller torx bolts on that end. I removed the AC/heater box cover (5 screws) at the rear of the passenger side cam cover so I could get at the lower torx bolts on that end.

[limey]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

Thank you thank you .....limey


I removed both cam covers from my 1991 ZR1 today in about 30 minutes

I placed one jack under cross member just in front of oil pan with 12 inch long 2x6 as cushion. I placed second jack under forward corner drivers side of oil pan with shorter 2x6 as cushion. I removed drivers side engine mount bolt and jacked drivers side of engine up maybe 2 to 3 inches more or less. At that point I could get my 3/8 drive extension with 40 torx over the top of the brake booster and removed the two lower torx cam cover bolts to the rear of the cam cover

Keep as much pressure (pushing into the bolt) on the torx as you can while breaking the torx bolt loose.

I removed the power steering pump and reservoir at the front of the drivers side cam cover so I could get at the 3 smaller torx bolts on that end.

Glad it worked out for you, looks like all the questions were answered in that one response.

Should encourage others to now think about refinishing their top end, no reason now why you couldn't remove both cam covers and plenum assembly in 1 hour or less, then send off to the powder coater of your choice.

All i can say is, i had an epiphany.

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by limey

Should encourage others to now think about refinishing their top end, no reason now why you couldn't remove both cam covers and plenum assembly in 1 hour or less, then send off to the powder coater of your choice.

All i can say is, i had an epiphany.

Re the powder coaters...Yeah, I believe you just boosted their biz quite a bit! One of the best tips of the year, I recon!

P.

[ShawnZR-1]

Oh, SON OF A *****! Now you tell me!

I'm always looking for easier ways to do things and this method NEVER even dawned on me. Could have saved 10 hours of PIA work over the last year alone!

Thanks Limey!!!

[bdw18_123]

That's a very nice tip! I'm gonna file that one away in my brain. That's the kind of stuff I usually come up with, because I refuse to do it the hard way unless I really have to.