In my 95 f150 the oil pan gasket had wedged out and i thought no big deal. I was wrong. When i jack up the engine, to max hieght with out crushing hoses, to get the pan out i was half an inch to an inch away from getting clearance by the transmission. Since it was just the gasket i slip the gasket in around everything else and just bolted it back up. No more problems. If i had to take the oil pan out i would also have to remove the transmission. Good Luck.