My oil pan gasket is leaking and needs to be replaced. The Haynes manual says I have to disconnect the front diff and lift the engine a few inches (which I can do with some effort). A local dealer told me that his manual claims that this requires removing the entire engine (which I probably can not do). Has anyone had experience with this on a similar model?

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Bruce
86 Trooper II
2.3L 4wd