Thread: '77 460BB oil pan removal

Tweet

Lots of room under them big old Ford trucks... Like Dave said though, raise the engine up a couple inches befor you even try getting the pan off....


PS--I had one of them pans rust out, too....

Dave where do you jack up the engine so that the pan is free to come out?

Originally Posted by stovens

Dave where do you jack up the engine so that the pan is free to come out?

Put a block - i.e. 2x6 or 8 - under the pan, loosen the motor mounts, jack up the engine. Slip a piece of 2x4 in between the mount and frame bracket, loosen the jack, and pull it out (you might also need a piece of 3/4 screwed to the 2x4 for just a bit more room. You then have all kinds of space to remove that rusty crusty old pan and slip in one that isn't. A new oil pump and drive are a good idea when the pan comes off - might also want to look at a rod insert and a main bearing, the thrust is best.