Does anyone know if theres a trick to sliding the oil pan out the back? I got frustrated and walked away for today but its hanging up on the baffle springs and hitting the tire, from what I have read you dont need to remove the wheel but Im having a difficult time with the baffle. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

Check the other thread you asked this in...

And try to be more patient. Starting a new thread because no one has read the last one yet kinda fills the section with too many threads of the same topic.

 

Well after waiting patiently and digging down to page 9 to get this, I figured it out.

 

I guess you don't what to share what you figured out?

 

Probably read that you have to take the rear tire off, remove the pan screws, compress the springs a bit, and slide the pan back. Won't work if the crossmember is bent. Needs to be straight.

 

I dicked around with it for a spell and got frustrated working in the heat and at first walked away after trying to do it w/o removing the rear wheel or undoing the front motor mount.
So the best description I can give is to unbolt the front motor mount, pull the rear axle, unbolt the lower shock bolts and lift the wheel up into the fender, jack up the motor up to the frame (about 1/2"). It slips in and out like a dream, my x mamber had a bow in it from using a jack but using the above method it wasnt an issue. While out I bent the x member back to straight. It sure made it easy using a table lift. Hope this method works for others.