Frank,
Had the same problem a few years ago and here's what I did. Must admit,
it's not very elegant but it worked.
I got a short piece of wood, actually a 2x4 as we call it here in the
States (about 5cm by 10cm and about a meter long). I placed one end of
the wood on top of the pan's edge from under the hood (the pan extends
beyond the edge of block a little bit on the block's sides), and hit the
other end of the wood with a BFH. Had to go from front to back and
from side to side a few times and it eventually dropped off without
damage. Just make sure all the bolts are out.
Good luck
Gary
'75 TR6
President, TRiumphs Around the Chesapeake, TRAC
>Hi. I'm the fellow who was concerned about only having 12 inches then
grew
>another 6 overnight. Well yesterday I started using those 18 total
inches
>of clearance with the intent to change my TR6's oil pump and bearings.
The
>oil was successfully drained. The bolts were successfully removed.
>
>And now my oil pan is stuck. And I mean STUCK. I've managed to wangle
a
>putty knife in and ease it along the front of the pan but that's it.
So
>does anyone have any TOTT (yeah, I'm still stickin' with my acronym for
>"Tricks Of The Trade") on how best to get the pan off? Oh, and just
for a
>bit of local colour - this is all being done in a shed in
Newfoundland. An
>unheated shed. It's hovering around the freezing mark and my dog keeps
>coming over to see what I'm cursing at and why I'm lying on my back and
then
>she licks my face in support and in so doing breathes on my safety
glasses
>which adds a layer of mist to my already foggy knowledge of things
>mechanical.
>
>Thank you for any support/advice you can provide.
>Frank
>'73 TR6 avec oil pan ("perma-pan").
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