Trouble with my tranny pan

[BobsArmory]

So I have a 2009 Chevy Silverado 6 liter with a Hydro matic 6 speed Automatic trans. Today I started to drop the trans pan to do a filter change and drain plug install. After taking all the bolts out I found that I don't have enough room to fully remove the pan because the exhaust crossover pipe is so close to the trans pan.

Is there a seceret to getting this pan off or do I have to unbolt the crossover pipe from the manafolds to get the pan off?

 

[229]

Unbolt the crossover pipe from the manifolds to get the pan off.

 

[BobsArmory]

I was hoping that wouldn't be the case. What a pain that is.

 

[Donald]

Do they still have the bolts with springs and a donut gasket for that connection?

 

[Kestas]

On my neighbor's Silverado, I just swapped the filter through the gap and called it good. It wasn't my vehicle so I wasn't going to mess with the exhaust.

 

[BobsArmory]

Tried to break loose the bolts at the manafold just now after soaking them in pen. oil with my impact gun with negative results. This has turned into a no fun weekend to say the least. I also tried to drop the exhaust from the back forward but couldn't ge enough clearance. ARGH!!

 

[NYEngineer]

If you can find it, try a penetrating oil called Mouse Milk. I used it on my 98 Yukon when it needed a new dual Cat assembly. I applied it with a Q Tip to the exhaust studs and O2 sensors while they were hot from running and disassembled everything with hand tools. The truck had 203,000 miles on it when I did this.