oil pan removal - that one bolt
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Mon Jun 10 07:30:33 CDT 2013
On 6/9/2013 3:31 PM, David Pertuz wrote:
> Loosened all the upper pan bolts, then counted them and checked against
> the FSM and yep, I missed that one that is tight up against the
> driveshaft center support bearing. Now how do you get at that guy? I
> can't get a socket on there (the socket will fit, but nothing else
> will), and I can't even loosen it with a ratcheting box end wrench. 1/4
> drive socket n u joint? Something else? This is the one that is sort of
> tucked above the flared mounting surface for the lower pan.
Been a long time, but remember hating that little bitch. A socket with
u-joint was too tall to get in. I have a lone swivel joint 1/4" drive
metric socket in 10 or 12mm (what ever those bolts are) that was
purchased for the task.
It's possible! Hang in there. Try to think of it as a positive excuse to
acquire new tools.
-Wayne
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