Replacing the rear main seal on side oiler

[Tom Kirkham]

An Aviad oil pan can be removed in the car. I did it on a two post lift with a transmission jack. I lifted the engine by jacking up on the scatter shield front lip. It is a very tight squeeze to pull the oil pan out from the cross member. A major pain is the oil pick up tube being bolted to the windage tray. If you do not have a lift forget it. I think it is faster to just bite the bullet and pull the engine.

[steve meltzer]

Thanx so much, Tom. With the pan out, can you do as good a job with the rear main seal and main caps, as you can with the engine out, or is just better all the way 'round to just "bite the bullet"? thanx steve