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So thanks for the help in the other thread, got my ranger up and running again. As I mentioned in my last post, I have discovered that I have a coolant leak and I narrowed it down to the timing cover. It is leaking on both sides of the cover as well as out of some of the bolt holes.
I read in my Haynes manual as well as many places online that in order to do the timing cover, the oil pan is recommended to be removed. But the manual and everyone else says that the motor needs to be raised and/or tranny removed to get the oil pan off due to clearance issues with the frame.
I was looking at mine today, I have the 2WD Edge package with the torsion bar setup. However, there is TONS of room between the oil pan and frame, at least 4 to 6 inches where the front of the pan is right over the frame bar. The rest of the pan is open and can literally drop straight down.
I see no reason the pan wont come right off, no engine lifting or tranny dropping needed. Am I missing something obvious here? I was apprehensive to so this job at first but now it looks pretty easy unless I'm not seeing something.
Sidenote, I wish I would have known this leak existed when I was doing the head gaskets, would have been much easier to do the timing cover job at that time. Now I have to tear the front of the engine off all over again.
I read in my Haynes manual as well as many places online that in order to do the timing cover, the oil pan is recommended to be removed. But the manual and everyone else says that the motor needs to be raised and/or tranny removed to get the oil pan off due to clearance issues with the frame.
I was looking at mine today, I have the 2WD Edge package with the torsion bar setup. However, there is TONS of room between the oil pan and frame, at least 4 to 6 inches where the front of the pan is right over the frame bar. The rest of the pan is open and can literally drop straight down.
I see no reason the pan wont come right off, no engine lifting or tranny dropping needed. Am I missing something obvious here? I was apprehensive to so this job at first but now it looks pretty easy unless I'm not seeing something.
Sidenote, I wish I would have known this leak existed when I was doing the head gaskets, would have been much easier to do the timing cover job at that time. Now I have to tear the front of the engine off all over again.
