Oil pan replacement.

[riff1060]

 

[LoneWolf3574]

I've started disassembly and thought that it would be okay to remove this cross member, it shifted about 1/8" and, of course, my mechanic sense went off telling me to stop until I found out more information. I know the 4x4 guys can drop their cross members, obviously I have a 4x2, so can we 4x2 folks do the same?

 

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I've started disassembly and thought that it would be okay to remove this cross member, it shifted about 1/8" and, of course, my mechanic sense went off telling me to stop until I found out more information. I know the 4x4 guys can drop their cross members, obviously I have a 4x2, so can we 4x2 folks do the same?

Yes, you can remove the crossmember. Don't lay directly under them though...it was like I was being seasoned with rust dust.

I just finished replacing the pan on my 4 x 2 2007 4.7 Separating the old pan from the gasket was a bear...took me 7 hours of playing with different angles and tools to get it all the way around. Everything else was a breeze.

 

[joepenguin]

Do these instructions also apply for a 2500 4x4 with the 5.7 ? My 2003 is getting pretty bad and I've been dreading the job.

 

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Do these instructions also apply for a 2500 4x4 with the 5.7 ? My 2003 is getting pretty bad and I've been dreading the job.

From all my research leading up to this job, the 4x4 folks also have to unbolt the front differential to access the front oil pan bolts.