Accessing the oil pan

[Anonymous]

Am I correct in saying that in order to remove the oil pan from my '66 Mustang I have to remove the crossmember or at least unbolt one side and swing it out of the way?

Just curious.


-Chris

 

[x21]

Yes indeed- thats what I had to do on my 68's 200 las time i had it off (other than removing the whole engine, hehe)

 

[Guest]

No. Unbolt the sway bar at the frame, pull it down and the oil pan will slide right out between the crossmember and the motor.

Al

 

[barishiman]

negative! I had to unbolt the sway bar and crossmember and had to force the oilpan out. It was no easy task. BTW, i had to use a neumatic impact wrench to get the crossmember off.

Andrew

 

[Guest]

I replaced the oil pan gasket twice and never had to pull the crossmember. You guys just don't know how to slide it in and out properly, that's all

Al

 

[Anonymous]

When you all say "crossmember," what are you referring to? The centerlink?

 

[barishiman]

yeah, underneath the center of the oil pan where you can jack up the front of your car.

Andrew

 

[Anonymous]

The crossmember ties the suspension/frame together from side to side roughly in the area between the lower control arms (at least on Mustangs)

When I swapped to the deep sump oil pan I just had to lower the sway bar. Heres the page I made a while back,

http://www.geocities.com/mustang_man_19 ... stall.html

Later,

Doug

 

[Anonymous]

Ok, that explains it. Falcons don't have crossmembers.

I had to ask because I had no idea what you all were talking about!

 

[rancheroman]

I wouldn't say Falcons don't have crossmembers. I have a 62 Ranchero with a crossmember. I believe crossmembers were standard equipment on Ranchero's and Station Wagons and optional on everything else. Thats my 2 cents worth. Paul.

 

[Anonymous]

That's strange... My '64 shop manual doesn't show nor even mention a crossmember.

 

[CobraSix]

Trust me...you have to remove the front sway bar. Removing the crossmember does nothing for you on a 65-66 mustang. I tried.

Slade

 

[addo]

It's highly likely that the X-member was phased out over '64 for the Falcons. That was the deal here.

Adam.