K Brace?

[DMark]

OK......,

I have the oil pan leak at the front and need to tighten up the bolts there. I've done a search and keep reading about "remove the K Brace" and the bolts are easy to get to.

I'm looking at both the car and the factory service manual and for the life of me I can't understand what this K Brace is.

Can anybody post a picture that shows the K Brace and the bolts that hold it in?

Thanks,

They are the braces that go from the side of the frame rail to the the front cross member. When looking at them from the cross member it looks like a K.

You can remove both and not worry about the motor coming out.

[Aurora40]

Yeah, I just did the same thing you are contemplating. Like Jeff said, it sorta looks like a K. You remove the two arms of the "K", leaving an "I". It's pretty easy, though there are some bolts on the side that aren't obvious. I needed a box wrench to get to them, my socket wouldn't fit up there.

I don't have a picture. But look at the front of the oil pan. They are the two 45* angled frame members that are totally in the way of the front of the pan. You can see 4 big bolt heads in a square pattern right in the middle of the car that hold one side of them on.

[DMark]

Are these the braces we're talking about (red arrow)?

Looks like the motor mounts bolt to these.

[bradslt5]

Yup that be them . dont worry the motor mount bolt take it off they are held in place elsewhere . i have had themboth off at the same time and no problem.pulling the passenger side is the only way to get at the right o2 sensor connector

[DMark]

Originally Posted by bradslt5

Yup that be them .....

Thanks!

And now when somebody does a search about the K Brace we'll have a picture for them.

[bradslt5]

sure wish i knew what to buy to be able to scan and post pics . do they make a good allin one scanner copier fax machine . this old guy computor dummy can you guys give me a clue . sorry for the hijack .

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by DMark

Looks like the motor mounts bolt to these.

Yeah, it looks like they do. But they don't. Those are them.

[A26B]

Originally Posted by bradslt5

sure wish i knew what to buy to be able to scan and post pics . do they make a good allin one scanner copier fax machine . this old guy computor dummy can you guys give me a clue . sorry for the hijack .

Actually, I scan very little. I have an HPPhotosmart 8450 ink jet printer that does a heck of a job printing photos, everyday printing and has a large array of slots for various ram cards used in digital cameras. Cost was under $200. Great tool. I'm sure there are better now, as it's about 2 yrs old but still going strong.

You really don't even need the printer if your digital camera has a USB cable. Just hook it directly to your computer's USB port & if you have Windows XP, it should automatically prompt you for how you want to proceed. Once uploaded, just send to your "album" in www.photobucket.com. Then view your album, select the picture, automatically copy the html code option & paste it into your post.

[DMark]

So once I get those K Braces off what is the best way (tool) to get those front bolts tighten?