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Well, I'm not giving up just yet. Can anyone tell me if it is possibel to drop the oil pan on a raider with the motor in place and roll in new main and connecting rod bearings?

You do not have to remove the crossmember or diff. Take the nuts off of the two motor mount studs. Jack the engine up. remove pan bolts. Reach in and remove the oil pump pick-up tube bolts. remove pan from chassis. What do you hope to accomplish by just replacing the bearings?
Conner

Over the hill but still climbing.
88 Montero 2.6L auto, manual hubs, cooling fan conversion gps,recurved distributor,LSD Diff.