Dropping Cradle Using Ramps
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 14,950
Likes: 266
From: St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Donor '08
I'll try to be a bit more helpful... look at RPMextra's thread here. Picture 14 shows how the cradle comes off...it is similar to the rear cradle too as shown therein.
If you need any help or tips post up, folks will help. What are you trying to do?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...full-pics.html
If you need any help or tips post up, folks will help. What are you trying to do?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...full-pics.html
Race Director
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 16,667
Likes: 1,209
From: Raleigh, NC
St. Jude Donor '15
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 77
Likes: 2
From: San Antonio TX
I'll try to be a bit more helpful... look at RPMextra's thread here. Picture 14 shows how the cradle comes off...it is similar to the rear cradle too as shown therein.
If you need any help or tips post up, folks will help. What are you trying to do?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...full-pics.html
If you need any help or tips post up, folks will help. What are you trying to do?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...full-pics.html
Race Director
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 16,667
Likes: 1,209
From: Raleigh, NC
St. Jude Donor '15
Support the car with jack stands on the frame rails..
Loosen the 4 nuts holding the front cradle in place and remove the two nuts on the bottom of the engine mounts (easily accessible from under the car)
Use a pry bar or whatever to lower the front cradle as much as you can without removing the nuts.
Use a jack with a piece of wood or something on it to raise the engine as high as it will go
Voila--you now have enough room to get to the balancer to both remove the bolt and pin the crank. No rack removal needed.
Check out the magna charger instructions. Starting at step 59..
http://www.carid.com/images/magnacha...structions.pdf
Loosen the 4 nuts holding the front cradle in place and remove the two nuts on the bottom of the engine mounts (easily accessible from under the car)
Use a pry bar or whatever to lower the front cradle as much as you can without removing the nuts.
Use a jack with a piece of wood or something on it to raise the engine as high as it will go
Voila--you now have enough room to get to the balancer to both remove the bolt and pin the crank. No rack removal needed.
Check out the magna charger instructions. Starting at step 59..
http://www.carid.com/images/magnacha...structions.pdf
Last edited by schpenxel; Nov 29, 2015 at 11:26 AM.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
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
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 77
Likes: 2
From: San Antonio TX
Support the car with jack stands on the frame rails..
Loosen the 4 nuts holding the front cradle in place and remove the two nuts on the bottom of the engine mounts (easily accessible from under the car)
Use a pry bar or whatever to lower the front cradle as much as you can without removing the nuts.
Use a jack with a piece of wood or something on it to raise the engine as high as it will go
Voila--you now have enough room to get to the balancer to both remove the bolt and pin the crank. No rack removal needed.
Check out the magna charger instructions. Starting at step 59..
http://www.carid.com/images/magnacha...structions.pdf
Loosen the 4 nuts holding the front cradle in place and remove the two nuts on the bottom of the engine mounts (easily accessible from under the car)
Use a pry bar or whatever to lower the front cradle as much as you can without removing the nuts.
Use a jack with a piece of wood or something on it to raise the engine as high as it will go
Voila--you now have enough room to get to the balancer to both remove the bolt and pin the crank. No rack removal needed.
Check out the magna charger instructions. Starting at step 59..
http://www.carid.com/images/magnacha...structions.pdf