oil pan removal problems (in car)
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oil pan removal problems (in car)
ok, im trying to remove my oil pan and replace it. The problem im running into is the steering links are not wanting to come off. I unbolted them, but they hold fast to each other. I tried tapping it with a hammer, but to no avail. Any advice on how i should go about this? i tried to do a search but my comp. wouldnt let me pull up the search engine. Thanks
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Re: oil pan removal problems (Ebbsvette)
You're trying to remove the steering links, right?
Loosen the castle nuts that are on them, shove a pickle fork in the joint and give it a whack. Don't be bashful, whack those suckers pretty hard and they'll pop apart. Just make sure you leave the nut on a little bit so they stay contained when they pop out.
The first time I tried to do it I was being a bit cautious and not zealous enough with the hammer.
Loosen the castle nuts that are on them, shove a pickle fork in the joint and give it a whack. Don't be bashful, whack those suckers pretty hard and they'll pop apart. Just make sure you leave the nut on a little bit so they stay contained when they pop out.
The first time I tried to do it I was being a bit cautious and not zealous enough with the hammer.
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Re: oil pan removal problems (Ebbsvette)
Unbolt the idler arm on the passenger side and the steering linkage should move low enough to allow you to remove the oil pan on any 63-82 Vette I have ever worked on. Please don't ask me why I know this proceedure so well, it is sometimes painful to remeber the lessons of the early years of engine building and trying to make a wet sump oil system perform on a road race or autocross course.
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Re: oil pan removal problems (Sleper)
Just unbolt the idler arm from the right side of the frame. This will allow the steering linkage to drop enough to get the pan out. Doing it this way you don't have to separate any tierod ends.
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Re: oil pan removal problems (Ebbsvette)
You only have to remove one side of the linkage, I remove the passenger side then the linkage will rotate far enough out of the way to drop the pan. And you do have to :smash: the hell out of it to break it free but do get the pickle fork, less than $10 at most any parts store.
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Re: oil pan removal problems (Fevre)
woo...it worked....you guys are great. Now up to the parts store to get a new gasket, cause the one they gave me was wrong, and my car will beback together. Thanks again
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Re: oil pan removal problems (Ebbsvette)
Putting in a one-piece gasket? They're pretty nice :thumbs:
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Re: oil pan removal problems (theandies)
Just unbolt the idler arm from the right side of the frame. This will allow the steering linkage to drop enough to get the pan out. Doing it this way you don't have to separate any tierod ends.
Eddie
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