HELP! Oil Pan Removal

[91fe]

Hey Guys,
I'm trying to pull the oil pan from my 03 Road King. My primary cam chain tensioner blew and I'm trying to make sure there's no pieces in the pan. I've got the bike up on a jack, back wheel off, 12 bolts removed... and can wiggle the pan around. It won't slide back more than 1" and I think it's getting hung up on the baffle and springs. I can push the rear spring down, but don't see how I can get to the front. Any tips? Final question for those that have removed their's in the past... if it's this hard to get off, how bad is it going to be getting it back on?

[ironheadbuck]

i put a baker +1 pan on my 02 -i just pulled pan out -just jurk it out doesnt hurt anything -glad i didnt have to put it back in-springs would have to be compressed to put back in -buy service manual and parts manual

[91fe]

Thanks. I've got the service and parts manual... service manual just says to slide it backwards. There's more to it than that.