oil pan gasket?

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Mar 2, 2006 | 11:39 AM

shadey95

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oil pan gasket?

i have a 95 lt1 and was wondering if the motor had to be jacked up in order to remove the oil pan?thanks

Mar 2, 2006 | 01:20 PM

STL94LT1

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No, but you may need to turn the crank for the counterweights to clear.

Mar 2, 2006 | 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by shadey95

i have a 95 lt1 and was wondering if the motor had to be jacked up in order to remove the oil pan?thanks

To remove it, no. To install it, yes otherwise you'll have a tough time getting the new gasket to stay in place as you try to slide the pan past the #1 main cap.

Mar 2, 2006 | 03:49 PM

Bruce

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if you read what gone thru months ago. This give you very good advice how it done. I did it with help from the forum member. good luck. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1287902

Mar 2, 2006 | 10:21 PM

jimkari

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Before you put the RTV in the transition points and install the gasket, dry fit the pan and move the crank until you find the easiest point where the pan will fit between the crank and the cross member. You shouldn't need to raise the engine. Also if you go with the Fel Pro gasket and get the little blue install pegs, you may want to cut the front two in half to ease the installation. They tend to be about 2" long and once you install these pegs and then then snap the gasket in place, you probably won't be able to slip the pan in place. However if you cut of a portion of the pegs, they will still hold the gasket in place and ultimately the pan once you slide it into place and push it onto the pegs. Good luck.

Mar 3, 2006 | 09:01 AM

shadey95

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thanks for the input! i purchased a fel-pro gasket and am going to tackle it this weekend. thanks for all the help. as you can see by my post count i am new to this whole thing.

Mar 4, 2006 | 12:16 AM

dbaction

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Raising the motor is very easy to do and really helps on reinstall. Remove the two motor mount bolts from the bottom and raise the motor by jacking up on the tranny. Be careful to only go a couple of inches, watch out for the rear of the motor and the firewall.