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MNorby · 10-04-2006, 08:22 PM

going to start installing a body lift tonight and got all the nuts off the but can't get any bolts to come out, just lift up through frame mount and the back most bolt won't even do that but a half inch up. Looks like the back 2 bolts are tack welded to the body too. Any tips? I am to the point of griding off head then airhammer down but figured would see if there is any other ways people have done it. thanks.

blazerparts · 10-04-2006, 08:54 PM

just have to grind off the tack welds between the bolt and the body. probably a good bit of rust too.........may need some single jack persuasion

MNorby · 10-04-2006, 10:22 PM

I have the whole rig in the air with the porta power under that one bolt and I jump up in bed and still no movement.

vtblazer · 10-05-2006, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MNorby

I am to the point of griding off head then airhammer down

Been there and have had to do it that way but use it as a last resort.

Try cleaning off the spot weld first, then go from there accordingly.

VinceY · 10-05-2006, 09:23 AM

When I replaced mine, all the bolts with the exception of the two in the rad area, were tacked to the body. To make things worse the previous owner had put in a spray in liner. I used a Dremel to grind the tack welds and was able to do a very clean job that did not wreck the liner. Time consuming but worth it in the end.

MNorby · 10-05-2006, 07:48 PM

I messed with it a little tonight and my quesiton was, on the rear bolts that are a carriage type bolt if i grind the head of the bolt off and try to air hammer down with the square flange on the top of bolt fit down that cast in sleave/tube type deal in the main body support (Make senase)? if so I will hammer down. If not i would prob shoot myself in foot doing that and wedge the square flank part of carrage bolt in that tube deal.

**jaros44sr** · 10-05-2006, 08:48 PM

Your right it may not fit thru the tube, any chance you could cut the nut off and hit it up from the bottom? Jim

orange72blazer · 10-06-2006, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MNorby

I messed with it a little tonight and my quesiton was, on the rear bolts that are a carriage type bolt if i grind the head of the bolt off and try to air hammer down with the square flange on the top of bolt fit down that cast in sleave/tube type deal in the main body support (Make senase)? if so I will hammer down. If not i would prob shoot myself in foot doing that and wedge the square flank part of carrage bolt in that tube deal.

I did all of mine this way without any problems.

MNorby · 10-06-2006, 07:44 PM

cool, thanks for the info orange72. I could prob go up with all the bolts except the veyr back ones since they are in the C of the frame and not on a bracket off the side of the frame

**jaros44sr** · 10-07-2006, 08:09 AM

I just took off the last of my body bolts as I'm doing the PS floorboard, I cut the nut vertically twice and chiseled the slots I created. Looking at the area your talking about you should be able to fit the grinder w/cut off wheel in there. Problem is you won't have much room to swing a hammer. I think I read you have a port a power tool, you could press it up with that. Jim

MNorby · 10-07-2006, 08:34 AM

yeah, I was using the porta power on the rear most bolt. Had the back tire off the ground even pushing up on just that bolt plus jumping in bed and beating against the foot of the porta power and no luck

**jaros44sr** · 10-07-2006, 12:09 PM

Torch?

MNorby · 10-07-2006, 10:37 PM

that was another drastic measure. Might try to heat that body tube deal to see if that helps. Am gonna try the air hammer next. Need to order body mounts. Got the engine and trans/case pulled today and almost have the drivetrain out of my truggy out to swap maybe tomarrow.

MNorby · 11-03-2006, 12:26 PM

Well I got the mounts out and new ones in. Just need to find longer bolts for a few spots, Couldn't find a 13" long 3/8 bolt so got some all-thread for those 3 long ones. That is if I keep the 3" body lift. It's huge now so may cut the pucks in half.

**jaros44sr** · 11-03-2006, 01:09 PM

Mc Master-Carr had the carriage bolts, I think they went up to 13", that I used. J

MNorby · 11-04-2006, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaros44

Mc Master-Carr had the carriage bolts, I think they went up to 13", that I used. J

I called all the machine shops and bolt shops and 10" was the longest. Since it is right next to that other bolt I'll just put lock nuts on each end of the all thread. I'm just using regular bolts on everything instead of carriage so won't hardly be noticeable. Then I'll bedliner then whole interior.

Southedisto · 11-04-2006, 02:15 AM

Good luck finding the long bolts, I have been looking for nearly a month.

1/2"D, 14"L with 13-20 thread, nothing. I may resort to some allthread also.

pound41 · 11-04-2006, 08:05 PM

Home Depot had the long carriage bolts. I bought a complete set of bolts from LMC for my 70. Then I went to home depot to make a set for the 71. The only one they didn't have was the front mount in the floor pan

10-04-2006, 08:22 PM	#1
MNorby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powell, Wy Posts: 135	froze body mounts going to start installing a body lift tonight and got all the nuts off the but can't get any bolts to come out, just lift up through frame mount and the back most bolt won't even do that but a half inch up. Looks like the back 2 bolts are tack welded to the body too. Any tips? I am to the point of griding off head then airhammer down but figured would see if there is any other ways people have done it. thanks.

10-04-2006, 08:54 PM	#2
blazerparts No,I DON'T have Tourett's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 556	Re: froze body mounts just have to grind off the tack welds between the bolt and the body. probably a good bit of rust too.........may need some single jack persuasion __________________ '72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater Last edited by blazerparts; 10-04-2006 at 08:56 PM.

10-04-2006, 10:22 PM	#3
MNorby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powell, Wy Posts: 135	Re: froze body mounts I have the whole rig in the air with the porta power under that one bolt and I jump up in bed and still no movement.

10-05-2006, 09:23 AM	#5
VinceY Just need a couple more parts. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 470	Re: froze body mounts When I replaced mine, all the bolts with the exception of the two in the rad area, were tacked to the body. To make things worse the previous owner had put in a spray in liner. I used a Dremel to grind the tack welds and was able to do a very clean job that did not wreck the liner. Time consuming but worth it in the end. __________________ --------------------------------------------------- 1947 Studebaker M5 project to match the camping trailer. 1950 Chev 4x4 Pickup 1958 Shasta Airflyte Travel trailer (fresh restoration) 1971 C/10 Pickup(Frame off Restoration) 1972 K5 Blazer CST (Daily Driver & My Company Truck) 1976 Honda CB750 Bobber 1988 Jaguar XJ12 Last edited by VinceY; 10-05-2006 at 09:24 AM.

10-05-2006, 07:48 PM	#6
MNorby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powell, Wy Posts: 135	Re: froze body mounts I messed with it a little tonight and my quesiton was, on the rear bolts that are a carriage type bolt if i grind the head of the bolt off and try to air hammer down with the square flange on the top of bolt fit down that cast in sleave/tube type deal in the main body support (Make senase)? if so I will hammer down. If not i would prob shoot myself in foot doing that and wedge the square flank part of carrage bolt in that tube deal.

10-05-2006, 08:48 PM	#7
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,764	Re: froze body mounts Your right it may not fit thru the tube, any chance you could cut the nut off and hit it up from the bottom? Jim __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

10-06-2006, 07:44 PM	#9
MNorby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powell, Wy Posts: 135	Re: froze body mounts cool, thanks for the info orange72. I could prob go up with all the bolts except the veyr back ones since they are in the C of the frame and not on a bracket off the side of the frame

10-07-2006, 08:09 AM	#10
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,764	Re: froze body mounts I just took off the last of my body bolts as I'm doing the PS floorboard, I cut the nut vertically twice and chiseled the slots I created. Looking at the area your talking about you should be able to fit the grinder w/cut off wheel in there. Problem is you won't have much room to swing a hammer. I think I read you have a port a power tool, you could press it up with that. Jim __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim Last edited by jaros44sr; 10-07-2006 at 08:11 AM.

10-07-2006, 08:34 AM	#11
MNorby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powell, Wy Posts: 135	Re: froze body mounts yeah, I was using the porta power on the rear most bolt. Had the back tire off the ground even pushing up on just that bolt plus jumping in bed and beating against the foot of the porta power and no luck

10-07-2006, 12:09 PM	#12
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,764	Re: froze body mounts Torch? __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

10-07-2006, 10:37 PM	#13
MNorby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powell, Wy Posts: 135	Re: froze body mounts that was another drastic measure. Might try to heat that body tube deal to see if that helps. Am gonna try the air hammer next. Need to order body mounts. Got the engine and trans/case pulled today and almost have the drivetrain out of my truggy out to swap maybe tomarrow.

11-03-2006, 12:26 PM	#14
MNorby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Powell, Wy Posts: 135	Re: froze body mounts Well I got the mounts out and new ones in. Just need to find longer bolts for a few spots, Couldn't find a 13" long 3/8 bolt so got some all-thread for those 3 long ones. That is if I keep the 3" body lift. It's huge now so may cut the pucks in half.

11-03-2006, 01:09 PM	#15
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,764	Re: froze body mounts Mc Master-Carr had the carriage bolts, I think they went up to 13", that I used. J __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

11-04-2006, 02:15 AM	#17
Southedisto River life...... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Soldotna AK Posts: 1,078	Re: froze body mounts Good luck finding the long bolts, I have been looking for nearly a month. 1/2"D, 14"L with 13-20 thread, nothing. I may resort to some allthread also. __________________ I like wheelin in Dixie!

11-04-2006, 08:05 PM	#18
pound41 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,268	Re: froze body mounts Home Depot had the long carriage bolts. I bought a complete set of bolts from LMC for my 70. Then I went to home depot to make a set for the 71. The only one they didn't have was the front mount in the floor pan



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