Removing Oil Panel without removing EVERYTHING?!
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Removing Oil Panel without removing EVERYTHING?!
Hey guys,
I need to replace my rear main seal and oil pan. I have a t56 to clearance is super tight. I also have a UMI K member. I raised the engine I high as it can go from the tranny and I cant slip the pan out... I another 1 inch at least. Any ideas how I can get this mother fu**** out without tearing the tranny/clutch/flywheel out?!?!?
Thanks!
I need to replace my rear main seal and oil pan. I have a t56 to clearance is super tight. I also have a UMI K member. I raised the engine I high as it can go from the tranny and I cant slip the pan out... I another 1 inch at least. Any ideas how I can get this mother fu**** out without tearing the tranny/clutch/flywheel out?!?!?
Thanks!
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Re: Removing Oil Panel without removing EVERYTHING?!
Rotate the crank, see if you can get the counterweights and journals at the right position to get some extra clearance, usually the pan will come out.
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Car: 91 Firebird/88 Firebird/91 Formula
Engine: V6 3.1/V8 5.0/V8 5.0
Transmission: 4L60/700R4/4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.23/2.73/2.73
Re: Removing Oil Panel without removing EVERYTHING?!
When I did mine a month ago, after removing the motor mount through bolts and removing the distributor cap, what tom3 suggested above is when it finally came out.
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Car: 91 Firebird/88 Firebird/91 Formula
Engine: V6 3.1/V8 5.0/V8 5.0
Transmission: 4L60/700R4/4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.23/2.73/2.73
Re: Removing Oil Panel without removing EVERYTHING?!
I have a 700R4 and IIRC the motor mount bolt hole were 4-5 inches apart. I also disconnected the transmission mount bolt, don't know if it had any effect.
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Yeah my motor mount bolt hole is about only 2-3 inches above the mount. The Tranny is bottoming out on the underbody.
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Car: 91 Firebird/88 Firebird/91 Formula
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Transmission: 4L60/700R4/4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.23/2.73/2.73
Re: Removing Oil Panel without removing EVERYTHING?!
I may have pushed the tolerances a bit. I really needed to replace my oil pan seal and had limited time to do it.
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