Take it from the man who removed both bolts - Replacement requires the tolerance of a saint and the manual dexterity of a gynecologist

 

OK Jon, you were right....but I was lucky!

Lots less protection on this wiring on the 05 vs. the 03, but my 05 is not tight against crossmember, still no chafing.

I wrapped it with a sleeve anyway.

Also lucky with my shifter bolts, one very tight, the other snug, but it took maybe 1/16 of a turn.

 

That's certainly good news on your 2005 model. Glad to hear that your wiring harness is slack enough not to chafe and your ZF cable bolts were relatively snug. Now you have a couple less worries on that particular car....

 

If you guys would buy a dang set of metric gear wrenchs, youde complain less about those bolts and other bolt/nut issues on the car. Theyre worth their weight in gold

 

I own a set of metric gear wrenches , still limited access and a pita if you have to remove reinstall!

Hey brutal btw, any luck with the LS gas tank.

Take care,

George

 

NO AND IMAGINE THAT WHEN REGIONAL MANAGMENT GOT INVOLVED FINALLY THERE HAPPENED TO BE 500 GAS TANKS SITTING IN A WAREHOUSE IN UK FOR THE FUEL TANK RECALL FROM A FEW YRS BACK. BUT THEYRE A DIFFERANT PART NUMBER AND THATS WHY THEY DONT SHOW IN THE SYSTEM. A DEALER IN LOUISSIANNA JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE 1 IN STOCK. DONE AND GONE, FINALLY............

 

hmmm....no complaints here, bolt tightness easy enough to check/confirm, though I can see one expanding one's vocabulary of 4-letter words if one decided to remove and replace 'em.