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on my 04 burb, do I have to remove any linkages to pull it ? And how many qts of oil will just the pan hold ?

 

 

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Scott

 

What size engine and what type transmission do you have? That might make a difference. I just did a fluid and filter replacement on my 04 Tahoe with a 5.3L engine and 4L60E transmission and it was a REAL PAIN. The pan has to drop straight down since the transmission dips down into the deep pan, and there's little room to do this. You have to remove the heat shield by the catalytic converter to gain a bit of room. You can easily unsnap the shift cable from the transmission, but the shift cable bracket will keep the pan from dropping. There's two torx T40 bolts on the TOP of the bracket that you have to undo somehow - maybe with a motorized socket driver. I didn't know they were Torx at the time, and spent an hour trying things before I just pushed the bracket to the side in a way I refuse to recommend to anyone. After the pan was off, I then had to fight getting the old filter seal out. I don't know that I'll attempt this again - a basic fluid and filter replacement took me about six hours because of various issues. Definitely the toughest one I have dealt with on four vehicles I've owned.

 

Not sure what you mean by how much fluid the pan will hold. A basic fluid and filter replacement takes 5 qts in my Tahoe. Off the truck, the pan will hold more than that since it doesn't have the transmission dropping down to it, but I don't know why you'd want to know that!

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Valsport

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technically you do. there are 2 large torx, i think t-40, screws you remove (very hard to reach) on top of the linkage. i just (very gently) used a large c-clamp and snugged the shift bracket against the front driveshaft, that gave me enough room to clear the pan away. You'll drain around 4-4.5 quarts in the process if you have the deep pan, which most 4wd's do.

 

PS Mine was not near as involved as the member's above. I did not need to remove the heat shield, exhaust or anything. I guess they can vary.

dreman Enthusiast

dreman

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To get to those two Torx bolts on the top, I found a tool that has a bunch of different size Torx wrenches on it that swivel out like a pocketknife. It gives you the short length you need to fit in the space available, and a handle off the side to give you some leverage. It makes the job getting those two bolts off a little less of a pain. After that, it's pretty straight forward. Mine came with a drain plug that I never could get out, so I drilled the pan and put my own in after I got the pan off.

klunkerbus Enthusiast

klunkerbus

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i just (very gently) used a large c-clamp and snugged the shift bracket against the front driveshaft, that gave me enough room to clear the pan away.

 

In desperation, using a large c-clamp to pull the bracket over towards the driveshaft is what I ended up doing as part of my earlier post. How much risk is there in damaging something in this process? Ever since I did it, I've been just waiting for a new vibration to be felt, a driveshaft seal to leak, a U-joint to go out, or who knows what else.

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