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Topic: Where to start?

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Re: Where to start?

Posted: 5/27/14 8:24pm Message 11 of 11
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JohnRR
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Brownoxford said: Thanks for the advice John, that will certainly keep me busy. Thanks also for the tip about jacking using the curved frame section, that's exactly what I did, won't do it again.

Is there another point suitable for lifting the entire front-end? Seems a bit twisty to do one side at a time, which I did with the rear. Is it bad to be up on four jackstands?

I was able to remove the starter and solenoid today, which gave me better access to remove the burned out harness from the solenoid. I ran into an issue with the ground wire though, could not get the bolt off so I just cut the ground (?) off of the harness with lots of lead in case I need to splice on the new one. Any tips on removing this bolt?





First of all, spray some PB Blaster on it and let it soak for a couple of hours.  See if you can find a 6-point socket and try that. If that rounded off bolt head is a 9/16 (.562), then you might be able to use a 14mm (.551) socket and tapping it over the bolt head.  Then, use an impact driver to crack it loose.  You can get inexpensive electric impact drivers at Harbor Freight.  Try a couple seconds of left-hand, then some right-hand, then back to left-hand impact until it comes loose.  If that fails, you can get some special sockets at Sears that look like an EZ-Out on the inside.  They bite into the hex and that might get a good bite on it and allow you to crack it loose.

As for lifting the entire front end with one floor jack, I don't think that is possible, or advisable.  Yes, these frames are a bit flexible compared to modern frames.  I had mine up on four jack stands for 4 years.  They were placed on the frame between the wheels.  I just kept them separated as far apart as possible, but the frame still drooped.  I couldn't close the passenger side door because of the frame flex.  Also, a big block up front only makes it worse.  When I was finished working with the suspension, I kept it up in the air by letting the tires sit on 4 Rhino Ramps.

John









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