Plug Wire Replacement Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 60
Likes: 0
From: Overland Park KS... Car: Stock 95 Coupe
Plug Wire Replacement Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
So changing the plug wires on the passenger side was a breeze. But the driver side is a nightmare.
I am doing the opti at the same time so I have it, the water pump, the crank pulley and the idler removed and there is still no room to pass the wires behind the power steering pump. What do I need to loosen to get them loomed through there?
Any ideas?
I am doing the opti at the same time so I have it, the water pump, the crank pulley and the idler removed and there is still no room to pass the wires behind the power steering pump. What do I need to loosen to get them loomed through there?
Any ideas?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,189
Likes: 0
From: Houston PA
You don't say what wires you bought. I replaced mine with 7mm, thats what came off. I've seen post where 8mm wires were installed, and had a hard time getting them through. I just slid the 7mm back through, one at a time, didnt have to loosen anything. The hardest part of mine was #7 wire was rusted into the cap. Once I broke it free, the job went fine.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 7,354
Likes: 2,279
From: Central Maryland
Originally Posted by aminnich
Loosen up the P/S pump and slide it forward about an inch and you will be fine.
Be well,
SJW
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 7,354
Likes: 2,279
From: Central Maryland
Originally Posted by All2kool
It's posts like yours that make me thankful for the L98 in my car (although changing the plugs on the passenger side on the L98 is a bitch).
Be well,
SJW
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 2,670
Likes: 4
From: Severna Park MD
Remove the serp belt tensioner
I didn't have to mess with the P/S pump at all. I removed the serpentine belt, then removed the tensioner from the front of the engine. With the tensioner gone you have an open shot to reach the wires down at the opti. You do need to remove the inner fender to get access down by the plugs. Of course I used factory 7mm wires and that makes a difference, and with 7mm wires you can use the factory looms to keep the wires off the headers.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
From: Houston Tx
Originally Posted by All2kool
It's posts like yours that make me thankful for the L98 in my car (although changing the plugs on the passenger side on the L98 is a bitch).
All2kool, nice car and color on the avitar
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 9,927
Likes: 38
From: South Carolina
St. Jude Donor '03 & '05
Originally Posted by FELNGR8
I didn't have to mess with the P/S pump at all. I removed the serpentine belt, then removed the tensioner from the front of the engine. With the tensioner gone you have an open shot to reach the wires down at the opti. You do need to remove the inner fender to get access down by the plugs. Of course I used factory 7mm wires and that makes a difference, and with 7mm wires you can use the factory looms to keep the wires off the headers.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
From: Houston Tx
Originally Posted by donnyrj
Arlon, did you rotate rims with tires?
