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Subject:Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
From:Greg Potts
Date:Mon, 5 Nov 2012 22:35:23 -0500

Hi Volks,

The other "gotcha" on the pan removal is that the p/s exhaust mount is hanging from the oil pan.

Other than that, it's just the crossbar and 20 small bolts, about 5 of which are pretty hard to get to.

Greg

On 2012-11-03, at 10:59 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> oh ....shoot. ell....
> there can be a gotcha.
> check this part first thing ..by the flywheel ...
> if it has stock 5mm allen screw pan screws ...
> you need a long thing 5mm allen to get up in there on 3 screws I think.
>  Someome might have put in 10mm hex head screws instead .
> In any case you need a long thin socket or allen , about 6 inches long.

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