I got the sump and pan separated but can't quite get it out from over the axel. Did a search and there seems to be quite a few different opinions on how best to accomplish this. Currently mine is on jack stands with no tires with the axel suspended. It looks like I need to pull the lower shock mounts to get some extra drop on the axel. What is everyone's experience with this.

 

Trac bar ,drag link and shocks at bottom should give ya room enough..

 

That ^

 

Axle>axel

 

so what your telling me is it should come out as is? Any suggestions on how to make that happen

 

Let the axle droop, if that doesn't work as is, remove the items listed.

 

Not as is. Unless you have the things he listed unbolted but your first post says not so

 

Jack up the body (from the front) and let the axle droop, that'll give you enough room to get the pan off.

 

I got it now....I thought you were saying if all of these were bottomed out. So yes I have not disconnected any of these. Will jump on it tomorrow

 

Yes disconnect those and then you should be good.

 

I dropped the upper control arm on mine and got the pan to fall down and off .

 

Huh?.... I didn't have to disconnect any of that to get my pan off. But my tires were still on too, maybe the extra weight had everything fully dropped?

 

Yeah, I have never disconnected anything and I leave the wheels on. Just jack up the front of the body and let the axle droop, like was said before. There's no sense in doing work that doesn't really need to be done.