unplugging spark wire on a gen1 3800

[taylerade]

i've successfully replaced spark wires on the car -- all but one! the one i cant pull out is in the rear of the engine on the farther left side. i even had a mechanic try to pull it out. he said the only way was to unhook the dogbone and pull the engine forward making room in the rear. please somebody tell me theres an easier way?!

[Robby1870]

sorry, man there's not. Actually taking the dogbones off is not that bad only one bolt apiece. It makes the job so much easier to rotate the motor forward.

[89Cutlass]

I think im the only one that can change the back plugs without rotating the motor. But i cut my arm everytime. I rigged up this wrench that will do it for me too.

[taylerade]

ok so it's got to be rotated... how? thanks in advance

[SEiZe]

If you undo the two dogbones and get one of those nice nylon come-alongs, and pull the engine foward. You can gain 8-10 inches behind your motor. That is plenty of room to work with, so you don't have to cut yourself. 8)

[Brian P]

You can also insert a medium sized prybar into the passenger side engine bracket (where the pass side dogbone bolts to) and pull it forward, though the nylon comealong is a great idea. It only takes about 3 minutes to tilt the engine, and it's so much easier to work back there!

[Robby1870]

or like me, you could just cut your arm up b/c I had nothing to help me rotate the engine, so I still have cuts on my arms from last week.

[taylerade]

thanks guys!

[Red94Regal]

Napa makes a special wrench assy. for removing rear plugs for that motor, check your local store.