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Iam going to remove the oil pan on my 55 1st pickup. Is been a long time since I have worked on a 235. I remember the front of the pan was a bear but that was on a 216 . Any thing to look for . Thanks
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I can't thing of a reason that the front of the pan was a bear for any of the engines.
The 1955 1st design oil pan gasket fits all 6 clinder engines from 1940 and up. No surprises here.
Are you thinking of the removal of the timing cover problme with the two lower cover bolts accessed from inside the pan?....requiring oil pan removal to get at them?
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Gene,
I was wondering if that is one of the oil pans that you have to drop one end of the steering tie rod to get clearance to drop the pan.
How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!
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The shop manual does not mention disconnecting the tie rod and I did not do so on the 1952 I had at one time. Te engine sits quite high on the truck chassis.
Gene Schneider
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That was it the timing cover. I remember now I did have to remove the pan to get to the bolts. Thanks.
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Put jack stands/blocks under the frame on the front of the truck so the wheels dangle off the ground. Set E-brake and chock rear wheels. This lets the springs down and the steering rod and axel lowers enough to get the pan out without a problem. Good luck.
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