318 oil pan removal - clearance?

[bobby b]

Does anyone know offhand - can you drop a pan off a 72 Charger 318 (AT) easily, or are there clearance issues? It looks do-able while laying on my back peering up at it, but I thought I'd check first.

Thanks!

 

[72 Charger SE]

Yes it is doable, and I have done it exactly that way (on my back in the driveway) on my 72 Charger. Tight fit in a couple of places, but nothing that can't be handled with ordinary hand tools.

 

[scotts74birds]

Thank you for the info! I'll pass that on to some of my friends. Does anyone know if this works on BB's also in the 71-74 B-Bodys?

 

[rumblefish360]

I'd plan on jacking up the engine. I did at the balancer with both mounts loosened. It was a small block car. It just made removal easy. (very)

 

[bobby b]

Thanks

Dang centerlink. looks like my choice is the aforementioned jacking up of the engine a bit, or dropping the centerlink. Given my record with pickleforks, I'm gonna go dig up the jack.

 

[MarPar]

Dang centerlink. looks like my choice is the aforementioned jacking up of the engine a bit, or dropping the centerlink. Given my record with pickleforks, I'm gonna go dig up the jack.

LOL--scar a few pitman arms have ya?? i know i have!!! :rolling::rolling:

 

[bobby b]

Gotta run out and buy a few lottery tickets right now . . .

Yeah, I've whacked and banged and hammered way too many pitman arms and linkage joints into early deaths.

But, just for fun, I pulled the castle nut and stuck the fork in and (knowing this wasn't going to do any good, but also knowing I had to try, 'cuz it would sure beat trying to free the rusted motor mount fasteners and jacking the engine), I gave it a few casual light taps.

And it separated on the third tap.

So I'm guessing that, if I can buy a few lottery tickets quick, I'll be a millionaire by sometime late Friday. When your luck runs, you have to grab it and ride!