[dave2953]

I've always loosened the motor mounts and placed a block of wood under the harmonic balancer. Then I jack the motor up using my floor jack. It doesn't have to move up a whole bunch to work. I've never had any problems doing it this way. I'm also unaware of any issues that can arise by doing it this way. The problem with placing the block of wood on the oil pan is that you can't pull the pan. I guess you could do it that way and place blocks of wood between the motor and mounts to keep the motor raised, then set it back down pull the pan. That seems like a lot of messin' around though.