I started to tear my engine down today. Then as I was trying to remove the TB I saw that there was a bolt on the bottom under a bracket, but I cant get to it without removing the exhaust manifolds.. Does that have to be done to get the UIM off or am I not doing somthing right? I looked in the service manual and it doesnt show anything about the exhaust manifolds having to be removed...

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iirc....that bracket is only on the 97-99 L36's......somebody correct me if im wrong on that. I kinda remember something saying that when i had the directions to install my TB spacer & heat shield on my GTP a few years ago........god only knows if i still have that paper laying around......but i think there has to be a way to get that bracket off w/o removing the manifolds..... if im even thinking of what yer talking about.

Is there any way you can snap some pics of it in there so we can see?

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Not right now, ill get pics tomorrow, im sure ill figure it out when I start at it again tomorrow though.

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You can move the bracket out of the way with a little force. I did that on mine when I did the LIM and UIM. Once you move it out of the way you can use an extension with a socket on it to get the bolt off. When I put everything back on I did not reinstall that little bracket.

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Thanks, ill do that. I didnt plan on puttin that bracket back on either!

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