Yep - managed to do it without cutting myself up or even having to stick my hand under the there. After using a "universal joint" type 3/8 ths drive with a 12 mm socket and a 10 inch extension to break the bolt loose, I used a claw-type pick up tool to retrieve the bolt. Used the same tool to place the bolt back in place back in place and then used gently used the 12 mm socket to tighten it back down.

It took me about an hour to do - but most of it was the struggle to crack the bolt loose - before a lightblub went off in my head and I used some WD-40 on it. After the bolt was cracked loose - the rest of the job took no longer than 15 minutes. Having my wife patiently hold the flashlight helped tremendously as well.

Just thought this info might help some of you guys looking to change the K/S in the future.

Oh, and thanks to everyone that replied quick to my other thread about the K/S bolt size.

 

Nice, how does it feel?

 

His wife or the new knock sensor?

 

 

 

Both are doing fine. Only took a short drive yesterday after replacing the KS - so didn't get a chance to really notice anything. My knock sensor was bad intermittently and I haven't really had a chance to oper her up on the highway. Before - I could feel the sluggishness every now and then and those were the exact times that I got a 0304 code when I checked the ECU. So I know what to what a bad knock sensor feels like in terms of power. Hopefully - all should be fine.

 

I got mine out the same way. Not a single cut and no blood (Hmmm... I didn't bleed, did I do it right??). Took me about 45 minutes or so. Again, most of that time was pent trying to get it loose. But u-joints and extentions are great!