engine to frame bracket removal? help asap

[j-bone]

Hi all , I'm doing spark plugs on my moms 06 buick ranier with the 5.3l on the passenger side I have already lost 1 socket and now just lost my universal inside the motor mount . how much of a pain is it to remove the frame bracket? If i do it im going to put new struts in as well because they need to be done. can i just support the oil pan and un bolt or is it more involved ?

 

[jimmyjam]

i'd take a magnet stick grabber thing and fish around for it. its a pain to remove motor mounts without pulling the engine

 

[j-bone]

I fished for about a half hour and got nothing . ill re group in the am , i'm talking about the bracket that mounts to the frame looking again it looks like it will drop straight down . guess ill find out if i end up dropping it .

 

[jimmyjam]

the bracket that mounts to the frame comes out up, not down.

 

[gmcman]

The tools fell in there, so there's a way back out. I know that doesn't help you much but I have had great success with one of these. There's a side shield so it doesn't tend to grab on the sides of objects. You could get one and snip the end leaving about 1/2", fasten a line to it and lower it with a fishing line or small piece of twine.

Just an idea.

 

[j-bone]

well i pulled the struts and there was enough room to get my fingers in there through the hole in the strut tower .

 

[C-ya]

I'm guessing you are finished with the job now. Sorry I don't have any tips to offer on getting the tools out of the frame, but here's how I did it - just in case you ever want (or need) to do it again. http://gmtnation.com/forums/topic/9240-plug-change-on-the-53-demystified/

The shock change is detailed very nicely in a write-up here - Link I used it and had a pretty easy go of it. My thread on the fronts here - http://gmtnation.com/forums/topic/8194-front-shocks-going-in/