oil pan removal

[skip hartline]

Good evening and Happy New Year to all,

I know I should take the motor all the way out of the coach but I just want to raise it up enough to get the pan off and check some things. I know
it's been done, so how much does it have to go up to get the pan off. and are there any drawings out there for a lift only without trolley. I have a
hoist made to get drop the tranny but I just don't think the 3/4" pipe would safely lift the motor. I have a motor leveler for a cherry picker so I
could use it to slide it forward a little to disengage the torque converter and tranny. As usual thanks in advance.

Skip Hartline

 

[emerystora]

>
> Good evening and Happy New Year to all,
>
> I know I should take the motor all the way out of the coach but I just want to raise it up enough to get the pan off and check some things. I know
> it's been done, so how much does it have to go up to get the pan off. and are there any drawings out there for a lift only without trolley. I have a
> hoist made to get drop the tranny but I just don't think the 3/4" pipe would safely lift the motor. I have a motor leveler for a cherry picker so I
> could use it to slide it forward a little to disengage the torque converter and tranny. As usual thanks in advance.
>
> Skip Hartline
>
As you know, the transmission must be removed in order to get to some of the engine’s pan bolts.
I have had the pan off mine when replacing the transmission. The 3/4” pipe in my lift is enough to hold up the rear of the engine when removing the transmission.
I used a bottle jack to lift the front of the engine enough to remove the oil pan. Pick a point to jack up the engine so that the bottle jack doesn’t interfere with sliding off the oil pan.
If I remember correctly I only had to jack up the front of the engine about 1”.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO