Scott,
Thanks. I forgot to mention, I do have the Chrysler manual and did follow
all their steps for the 2wd and 4wd (except for removing the front drive
axle) and it still does not have clearance to be removed. I even tried
rotating the crank for optimum clearance.
The pan is hitting the bottom of the block up front, and hitting the
flywheel in the rear about 2" up from the bottom of the tranny housing. I
don't know where I am going to gain another 2" clearance without pulling the
engine. Before I do this, I will slit the new gasket to clear the pickup
tube and just RTV the thing back together. I can't believe you'd have to
pull the engine (in a truck no less) to remove the oil pan. This is
ridiculously close to a rice burner procedure.
Rich
> ----------
> From: ScottH216@aol.com[SMTP:ScottH216@aol.com]
> Reply To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 12:04 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: How Do You Remove the Oil Pan?
>
>
> << Has anyone dropped their oil pan on a 318 with a welded to the frame
> cross-member? I have jacked up the engine, pulled the inspection cover
> off
> the tranny, and unbolted the r&p steering from the cross-member. I still
> do
> not have clearance to pull the pan out. Any ideas would be appreciated.
> Rich - Ashburn, VA
> P.S. My Dak is a '96 318 4x2 manual. >>
>
> My '94 FSM lists the procedure as follows for the 5.2 and 3.9 engine:
>
> 1) Disconnect negative cable form the battery.
> 2) Remove enigine oil dipstick.
> 3) Disconnect distributor cap and position away from cowl.
> 4) Raise vehicle.
> 5) Drain engine oil.
> 6) Remove exhaust pipe.
> 7) Loosen side engine mount bolts.
> 8) Raise engine by way of oil pan using a block of wood between the jack
> and
> oil pan.
> 9) When engine is high enough, place bolts (similar in size to the engine
> mount bolts) in the engine amount attaching points on the frame brackets.
> 10) Lower engine so bottom of engine mounts rest on the replacement bolts
> placed in the engine mount frame brackets.
> 11) Remove oil pan and one piece gasket.
>
> 4W drive is the same as above except add:
> 5.5) Remove front driving axle
> 6.5) Remove transmission lower dust cover
>
> Hope this isn't too late to help.
>
> Scott
> '94 Dakota 318 - 15.24 @ 89
> '68 Camaro 355 - 12.02 @ 112
> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/McKennaRacing/">McKennaRacing.com</A>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 11:47:12 EDT