akxj907

I removed those 2 bolts but its stuck on there. is there something else i need to unbolt after taking my pan off to change the seal?

I searched around and no one seems to be having this issue

51 ashton

You removed which two bolts?

freegdr

Turn crank and push upper out with small flat blade screw driver at same time .

Sandyman

The bearing cap is held in place with dowels. To remove the cap, unscrew the main bearing cap bolts and pull them clear of the block but leave them in the bearing cap. Pinch the two bolts together and rock in the "east-west" direction while pulling down. It'll break free after a few seconds of this.

Or, gentle tapping and I have heard some say you can loosen a few more of them down the line which they say helps sometimes.

akxj907

The two bolts in the photo believe they were 21mm the bottom half of the seal wont pop out the last person must have used a lot of rtv or something

akxj907

Ill try loosening more bolts and trying that east to west aswell, thanks for some tips guys

freegdr

akxj907

I was watching that video and the one by bleepnjeep while i was doing it, mine is a little different i didnt see a gurtle i had to remove just popped the pan and unbolted the rear cap

akxj907

Its a bad pic but i dont see a long gurtle i need to remove, so i just kept goin thinkin maybe now i missed something thats why it wont come off, my oil pan took 2 pry bars to get off it was super crusted on there

Sandyman

I believe only the 99-2001 had the girdle. There is no girdle in your picture. Was there a lot of sludge in the pan? If so you are going to have to work that bearing off. Put a small block of wood on it and tap harder or a nylon hammer. Maybe a brass punch to lightly work around it. It WILL come off. HEAT might help if nothing else does.

akxj907

Ok i didnt know.. all the videos i watched i seen a girdle so i was just a lil thrown off and yeah there was some crusty stuff by my drain hole after i got my pan off, ill be switching to mobile 1 synthetic after this

akxj907

Super huge thanks guys, i took another cap off and it wiggled out!

akxj907

Dont know whats goin on, maybe my jeep just hates me, but ive taken 3 caps off and the upper seal just wont come out. Ive been bangin on it with a punch for an hour any tips?

akxj907

Got it !

XJwonders

well thank you for reporting back of your success, but what exactly did u do? So other people can read this and do the same in the future.