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Just did that exact job to fit new engine mounts and removed the pan to fit a new gasket the engine needs to be lifted fairly high I used a chain block with the bonnet removed it is a mission the hardest part was wriggling the pan down past the radius rods undoing the ball and holding it down with a block of wood as you have worked out helps but still a job also my gearbox was out at the time good luck