citRon
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96 4.0 4x4- needed to replace oil pump and rear main, so... Jeep on jackstands, took off starter, took off front shock's lower bolts, took off bellhousing plate, was able to get pan off, took oil pump off while pan was dropped, then wiggled pan all the way out. Finished repairs....can NOT get the pan back in!! I even disconnected the sway bar on both sides, took off the right tire and had my wife standing on the rotor to push the axle farther down, still no luck! I tore up the new pan gasket wrestling it around, got to get a new one tomorrow. What am I missing? I tried to take off the steering stabilizer, but it won't budge from the center link, even with a set of 2-jaw pullers- bent the puller!
Anybody got a suggestion or a trick I haven't tried? It can't be this hard!
Anybody got a suggestion or a trick I haven't tried? It can't be this hard!