Oil pick up tube attached to pan?

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Jersey ram

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Trying to pull the pan on my 2004 2500 5.7l 4wd. Ive got all the pan bolts removed and the pan is free of the block, but it won't drop down more than a half an inch. It feels like it is huge up on something, I'm curious if the oil pick up tube somehow bolts to the inside of the oil pan. Any one have any experience with this?
 

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There should be just enough room to slip a wrench inside and unbolt the pickup tube from the underside of the block. Once it's unbolted you can drop the pickup tube and the pan should slide back.
 
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Thank for the reply. I will give it s shot. Is that bolt towards the passenger side, driver side, front, back, or dead center? Thanks
 

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It's in the front on the passenger's side, 14 or 15 mm nut I can't remember which. I've had my oil pan off a couple times this way.
 
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Thanks, thats exactly where it feels like its caught so that makes a lot of sense.
 
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It's in the front on the passenger's side, 14 or 15 mm nut I can't remember which. I've had my oil pan off a couple times this way.

you know if it's necessary to replace the windage tray when you're trying to replace oil pan gasket? Everything in the service manual says the gasket is "integral part of windage tray". I'm just trying to make sure I won't need to run to dealer again in the morning.
 
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