alot of people said this is a big job, anyone know the difficulty level of this? im no mechanic by any means, ive done my breaks, changed oil, put rear struts on other then that havent done much on the mechanical side, my oil pan is crunched and has a slow leak and dont have tons of money to waste on labor.

 

If its a stock pan it isn't that bad but is very time intesive. If you have a lift it will make your job 100X easier. The way I did it to inpsect my bottom end was

- drain oil
- unbolt motor mounts
- unbolt exhahust at the Y pipe
- disconnect radator hoses
- unbolt the radator and rig is forward so its not layed back
- Disconect vaccum line from brake booster to manifold

You shouldn't have to disconnect the wiring harness but be careful, what worked for me maynot work perfectly for you.

- Hook up a cherry picker to the motor and pull the motor as high up as you can. Be very careful that nothing is being pulled on. At this point you should have clearance to unbolt and drop out the pan.

- Clean the surface with brake cleaner or other degreeser
- install new pan, make sure to use permatex by the rear main and on the front to help seal up the gasket.
- hook up everything and drive

I know this isn't the best write up but it will atleast give you an idea of what your getting into. Best of luck and let me know if you have any questions.