I have a hard time imagining how you would have destroyed a main bearing.

I'd find it a lot easier to imagine a timing gear about to come to

pieces. Maybe even a torque converter or something.

Furthest out would be a rod bearing.

You can lift the engine a little and drop the front

crossmember and then get the pan off but it is almost as much

work as pulling the engine. I'd only do it if I was also

planning to do some front end work anyway.