[Foley]

Well, here we are some days later and the oil pan is off. What's inside on the bottom of the pan is another story, but in order to get one off of a 2WD, remove all six bolts/nuts of the exhaust yoke and take it completely out, remove the oil filter, then loosen all four engine/trans mounts. Take all of the pan bolts out and it will drop down about 1/2 inch and you can slide it back some. That'll give you enough room to use the pan edge on the front of the block for a lifting surface. I placed a bottle jack under the 4 speed tranny case, and one under the very front edge of the engine block. I had to jack that assy up just a little more than one inch before there was enough clearance for the pan to tilt down and slide out the rear, clearing the ring gear. Amen!