Man I hate having no money! I have a bent xmember where the lower a frame connects. So I found a guy who will pull his and drive it to me for $75. I'm going to give him mine because he's selling the whole truck to someone as a donor and they don't need the xmember. So I get at it this weekend. I jack motor up about 1/2" to take support off lower motor mounts and started taking everything off. I got everything disconnected except for the 6 bolts that hold it to the frame. I started on the drivers side and was able to get all of those reasonably easy, but man when I started on the last 3... I can't afford a engine hoist and can't find anyone to rent/borrow one from. He is trying to hurry me up because he says the guy is almost ready to pick it up. Well I'm stuck. I started on the last 3 and can't even get 1 off. It is so awkward and I can't really get good leverage. It also does not help that I have bags and the front have the top brackets installed. I sprayed some wd40 and I'm going to let it sit over night and try to get it tomorrow after work. Here are a few pictures.
This is the dreaded 3 bolts in the middle of the frame. Top side. I hate them!
This is the same bolts only from underneath. They need to be hit at a angle i got the one on the far right loose, but it got stuck with like 1/2" thread remaining. Yet again, complete hatred.
This is the whole reason for replacing xmember, see how the bag leans forward? It will eventually cause it to fail I'm sure.
06-06-2010, 08:09 PM
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