There's a bolt on the driver side axle that needs to come out too. It doesn't look like it will do any good but it does. As I recall the axle moves forward or maybe backward - not so much vertical movement as horizontal movement. Its not much but its enough to let the pan wiggle out. I did mine on a lift - you have my sympathy for doing it on the ground but keep at it. Good luck.

 

 

is this the bolt u mean and if it is how do I get it out?

 

I hope you appreciate that I'm an old guy & I just went out and put my '07 on the lift just to take these pix. Having said that I think you've probably got the 2 necessary bolts out already. Its been a while since I did mine but looking at it now I think I stuck a bar between the driver side axle and the motor mount to pry the axle down a bit. It doesn't need to move very much. You've got a lot of rust to deal with - I expect that's what's holding you now. Good luck.

 

thxs !!! will try in morning since this 70ish body only moves around then

 

do I jack up drivers side under tire or close to jack?

 

I don't understand the question. Put the jack stands under the frame so the axle hangs free. Remove the cross member, sway bar and the two bolts I circled. If the axle doesn't drop, pry against it so it does drop. Remove the pan. Its not rocket science.

 

was trying to reply to dukedkt442 message,my bad

 

I'm assuming wheels are off, because workspace. With that assumption, a jack under the ball joint just enough to compress the spring a little bit. This needs to be done at the pivot-side wheel; what happens is with the suspension at full droop, the half shafts angle down from the front axle. Dropping the non-diff side of the axle raises the diff side of the axle, making the half-shaft become more vertical and decreasing the angle between the half shaft and the axle, which binds the CV joint. Raising that one-side wheel corrects the geometry enough so that the CV can handle the decreased angle you're asking of it. If the truck's frame begins to raise off the jack stands, you've jacked the control arm way too far.

 

tried both sides and no luck what the heck are I doing wrong