Pulled my PS/AC now how do I get rid of those studs?
 

The ones that the huge bracket sits on? Ive never had to remove studs before...I tried getting some channel locks on them but mine suck...a lot...

Do those studs even come out?

Most engines Ive seen still had the studs in there. So Im not completely sure if they do come out (Id assume they would..) but even so, they are probably going to suck. Try double-nutting it, then getting a large wrench on the nuts, and back it out that way.

heh, you guys are funny...


just take 2 of the nuts you removed when taking off the bracket/AC dealy. then, thread both nuts onto the stud, then tighten them into eachother. then take your box end wrench, and put it on the nut that is closest to the engine, not the one on the outside, but the inside nut. and just start turningi t like you would remove a bolt. the stud will back out like a bolt. keep them handy. to remove the nuts once you have the stud out, put a socket on one end, and the wrench on the other, and turn them in opposite directions and they should separate.

it just takes some ingenuity.

you did remember to take off all the lines right, and put a breather filter on the PS return line taht goes to the resivoir... right?

Thanks! Thats a pretty nifty way to do it :)


As for the breather filter and all that crap, no. I just pulled all the lines, pumped out most of the fluid, and plugged them.

Ive never heard of doing this breather filter stuff. Whats that all about?

well, there was a good discussion on the PS elimination... basically if you blow ALL the fluid out of your rack and cap the ports... itll seize up cuz of lack of lubrication. you need to keep some fluid in there so it can stay lubed up.

what i did was remove the pump, and put a breather filter on the return line that originally went to the Resivoir so the fluid could churn around and not give any resistance. plugging up all the liens w/ fluid still trapped in the rack would feel like trying to turn the wheels w/ the engine off. but if you bridged the inlet and outlet lines of the rack, the fluid can circulate easily. and if you plug the return line, that will cap off the whole sy stem and seal it up tight. the breather filter will aloow the system to breath and churn around and expell any excess fluid that you dont need, the rest will stay down in the rack and keep it lubed... so that it doesnt seize up while you are driving.