I give up...help please.
12-14-2006, 08:00 PM
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RE: I give up...help please.
Tap the oil pan sideways with a rubber mallet. Try to do it on a bend or crease, thats where the metal is the strongest. And Im sure you probably already know this but, make sure you have all the bolts out.
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12-14-2006, 08:02 PM
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RE: I give up...help please.
Use the widest and thinnest chisel you have and try tapping it in the slot with a hammer. Not very hard though. You wouldn't want to crack the block. You may bend the pan using the chisel method, but oil pans aren't that expensive.
12-14-2006, 10:42 PM
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RE: I give up...help please.
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On the chisel front you could also try a putty knife-very thin. I've used a 3" one for this sort of thing in the past and it's slid in with a little encouragement.
On the chisel front you could also try a putty knife-very thin. I've used a 3" one for this sort of thing in the past and it's slid in with a little encouragement.
12-15-2006, 02:33 AM
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RE: I give up...help please.
I use the BFRH method and hit the lowest point of the pan at the corners. Generally enough to knock a pan loose. Like Soarin said, these pans are cheap just in case your aim isn't too square.
12-15-2006, 10:47 AM
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RE: I give up...help please.
I finally got it off after 90 minutes of struggling, swearing and wacking it as hard as i could with a rubber mallet. The rubber mallet didn't work. I finally widdled away enough cork to fit a chisel in there and pryed that sucker off. My pan has a bit of a dent where the chisel was but I need a new one anyways. Thanks everyone. Getting those crossmember bolts off was no easy task either. OYE!. I need a breaker bar or huge socket wrench for allot of this car.
