&%^#&!@ carb removal

[NCCruiser302]

So here's a dumb question that hopefully someone can answer, where the heck are mounting bolts on my carb? I've disconnected everything else, I just can't find the &%$# mounts

 

[jasheehan]

4 of them at the base (2 against valve cover, and 2 opposite them). A nice stubby 10mm works good.

 

[Cruiserdrew]

4 of them at the base (2 against valve cover, and 2 opposite them). A nice stubby 10mm works good.

Except the're 12mm....


You have to watch the linkage too, and not fawk it up.

you did label all the vacuum hoses??

 

[FJ40Jim]

And they are not bolts. There are four 12mm hex nuts that hold the carb and linkage onto the manifold.

It may be necessary to use a 12mm 12pt stubby combo wrench, standard length wrench and long pattern wrench, and maybe a 12mm 12pt distributor wrench.

 

[Dirty Toad]

I hate those bolts They are a pain in the ass to get off. I can't wait to get my Vortec put in!!!

 

[cbmontgo]

Remove your air cleaner assembly...it really can't be done without doing this. You'll be able to see the everything more easily.

 

[NCCruiser302]

3 down, 1 to go, I think I need to adopt a malaysian kid to reach in there

 

[NCCruiser302]

I didn't label the vacuum hoses, but I improvised a sling to keep them in order

 

[jgordon]

I labeled them and still f'd it up. There are diagrams all over mud that are better than labels. Agreed - you need a minor to reach some of the stuff on these engines.

 

[Marc311]

I used one of those wrenches where the box end is offset to the handle (similar to a distributor wrench, but more generic) - the box end sits about an inch lower than the handle. It helped, but it seems like for a lot of the bolts you just need to turn them a fraction of the turn, reposition, and repeat . . .
and repeat
and repeat
and repeat

 

[jasheehan]

Except the're 12mm....


You have to watch the linkage too, and not fawk it up.

you did label all the vacuum hoses??

Sorry. I was going off memory and mine isn't good.