I'm wondering if it was sealed with the #2 Permatex and is stuck pretty good. I did that to a D4 7U last year and hope I never need to pull the oil pan.
What if you put the spring back in with the track frame cradle bolts in and recoil bars attached and try jacking the engine up slightly not touching the oil pan to use the weight of the transmission to pull down the pan enough to break the seal? I can't remember if there's any dowels on that pan but I'll be finding out in the near future because I'm in the process of a complete tear down and rebuilding of a PV15.
Right now I'm reassembling the transmission.
I'm wondering if it was sealed with the #2 Permatex and is stuck pretty good. I did that to a D4 7U last year and hope I never need to pull the oil pan.
What if you put the spring back in with the track frame cradle bolts in and recoil bars attached and try jacking the engine up slightly not touching the oil pan to use the weight of the transmission to pull down the pan enough to break the seal? I can't remember if there's any dowels on that pan but I'll be finding out in the near future because I'm in the process of a complete tear down and rebuilding of a PV15.
Right now I'm reassembling the transmission.