# Chevy Uplander rear valve cover gaskets **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, uplander\ **Created:** [March 10, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-uplander-rear-valve-cover-gaskets/175602 "2021-03-10T03:27:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lordshell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@lordshell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lordshell)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-uplander-rear-valve-cover-gaskets/175602/1 "2021-03-10T03:27:49Z")
I’m helping a neighbor with his 2008 Chevy Uplander. He needs new valve cover gaskets as well as plugs. I discovered I have to pull off the front dog bones and crank the engine forward with a ratchet strap to access the rear valve cover and plugs. Here’s the problem: I can’t see anything back there and don’t know how accessible the valve cover is. One guy on YouTube took off the alternator and power steering pump, but that was on a 3.5L engine in an Impala, instead of the 3.9L on the Uplander. So, anyone know if I’ll need to remove the alternator and power steering pump to access the valve cover? I didn’t really want to find out after I take off all the connections and crank the engine forward. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-uplander-rear-valve-cover-gaskets/175602/2 "2021-03-12T02:32:21Z")
Im not familiar with that vehicle and dont know if this will help but I had a ford windstar that was hard to get to the back plugs and coil pack. I took off the wiper arms, the wiper cowl, the wiper motor and linkage and was able to have room to work.