hey guys its been awhile.

im working on replacing my oil pan gasket on my 87 4x4, and i cant for the life of me get the oil pan out.

i have tried raising the engine, and raising the tranny at the bellhousing, neither of which has given me enough clearence. i have read that dropping the front diff is the easiest way to go about this.

anyone have any instructions or insight into this?

thanks

Parker

 

FSM ANYONE ?!?!?
http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-b...20removalo.pdf

 

It's easy, you should be able to get it out in like half an hour

http://gearinstalls.com/ifs.htm

 

I'd drop the diff. Lots of room under there when it's out.
To make it a bit easier, tie back both cv's with wire or string. To seperate the cv's from the diff is a bit fiddly but it's doeable.

Before you put it back in, knock all the splined bolts off the diff. Thread a nut on the bolt before hitting them. This make re-assembly much easier.
Having a pneumatic impact wrench does too.