97accordbuildlx

wanting to remove the intake manifold from the head (head removal).

4 nuts on the top of the manifold...whats the best way to get to those?

i dont want to disassemble more than i have to.

what in your experience worked best

thanks in advance

holmesnmanny

It's not the top 4 that you need to worry about. It's the bottom 5. You can only get to them with a box wrench and it's going to be tight under there. No real special method. Just tedious.

97accordbuildlx

oh if memory serves me right the bottom ones (along with the support bracket) were a B but the top ones you can even get to without removing something or other, like the fuel rail

motoxxxman

12mm box wrench. make sure you use the closed end. and if you need more leverage, slip the closed end of a 13 or 14mm box wrench over the open end of the 12mm wrench

holmesnmanny

lol this is what I already said...i guess you thought I was saying the opposite

5SpdH22

i just used a ratchet and a 6" extension. i've taken it off 3 times that way.

might have to do with not having that vacuum box or a charcoal canister or any of that stuff back there.

acedude180

There is a wrench made by snap on that u can turn every nut from the top. I crack the bottom nuts first . Hand loosen them. Then remove the easy top ones last if u do it opposite the manifold weight goes on the bottom buts and makes it more difficult to hand loosen. Tighten in an inside out pattern