1993 300D 2.5 Front Motor Mounts

[dieselbeagel]

I am in the process of replacing my front motor mounts. Looking at the oil pan, both sides seem to have transmission lines running along the side.

How should I go about changing the mounts ? I was planning to lift one side of the oil pan, at the seem of the oil pan to the upper oil pan, at a time.

With the tranny cooling lines ruuning along each side, is it okay to support the entire oil pan on a 2 ft x 1 ft x 1" plank ?

How best to approach this ?

Thanks for ur input.