Having problems getting the IM loose from the motor. I am doing this to replace the plug wires. I thought about doing it without the removal but felt like I would not be able to get the wires routed correctly and didn't want to have to do this again. I have removed the 2 short front and rear bolts, the 4 long bolts, the two brackets on either side of the IM, the 2 small bolts holding the two steel lines on the rear of the IM and all other misc hosed and cables that I could see. Its is loose on the front and sides but somthing seems to be holding down the rear. So far this has been pretty easy I just ran out of daylight and thought I would do a little research before continuing. I didn't want to pull to hard and bend or brake somthing. I have a rave CD but the intakes in the pics do not look like mine. I have an 04 model. Any body with any experence in this or have any ideas?

 

Sorry, we're not leaving you hanging we just don't know.

 

Isn't the coil also connected to the IM with the 2 upper screws? It is screwed down with a total of 4, but I think the upper 2 may be connected to the IM while the bottom ones aren't that could keep the back attached... Just a wild guess...

 

I got it off tonight with the help from my dad. I just needed a extra pair of hands. You have to pull it straight up level about an inch to clear the guide pins and then forward to get it out from underneth the bracket that holds the coils. You do have to remove the two bottom bolts that holds the coil bracket as well as the two steel lines that run along the firewall, I am not sure of the name of them. Really its pretty straight forward it was just 11 pm last night when I was doing this and I was afraid of pulling to hard and breaking somthing. After getting it off it is going to make changing the plug wires a lot easier.