I'm working on a 1993 4x4 22RE p/u and need to remove the oil pan. Can I unbolt the front diff at the 3 points - 2 vertical bolts and 1 horizontal bolt and lower the diff to remove the oil pan or do I need to remove those 3 bolts plus disconnect the driveshaft and the vacuum ADD lines? BTW, it has IFS.


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You might be able to squeeze it out. I'd just drop the whole diff to give you room to work

 

OK thanks very much

 

it can be done, i just did it that way last week. i did unbolt the driveshaft from the diff and bungie it out of the way

 

And did you unbolt both side axles?

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no, i just dropped the diff till the axles were on the lower control arms and worked the pan down and towards the rear of the truck, then i unbolted the pick up tube and removed it for cleaning.

 

Ok thanks very much for the great advice.