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Yea. It is, but it seems time consumin...
It might at first glance, but it actully does cut the total time in half for me.Yea. It is, but it seems time consumin...
Oh well, they're learning!I guess GM is a little behind the curve, huh Vince?
Those two seemed like a couple of hacks......the cab jumped on the lift like it was hung up one something when they started up with it, and there was fluid pouring out after they lifted the cab. I wonder if those two things were related?
It might at first glance, but it actully does cut the total time in half for me.
The time for cab removal is more than offset by the ease of working on it. Just imagine lifting those 150 pound heads at arms length, or torqueing the headbolts in cab pulling close to 225 lb ft.Kinda funny how it looks, doesn't it, but i can understand how it can cut the total time in half for ya.
The time for cab removal is more than offset by the ease of working on it. Just imagine lifting those 150 pound heads at arms length, or torqueing the headbolts in cab pulling close to 225 lb ft.
Its not required to pull the cab, but it makes it so much easier for me. Some of the young studs with strong backs and weak minds still work on 'em cab on tho.Wow vince i didnt know it was that big of a difference, i do agree a motor is easier to work on with it out of the truck or the cab off...
Its not required to pull the cab, but it makes it so much easier for me. Some of the young studs with strong backs and weak minds still work on 'em cab on tho.
I'm gonna say yes. Looked like a trans coolant line that snapped to me....the cab jumped on the lift like it was hung up one something when they started up with it, and there was fluid pouring out after they lifted the cab. I wonder if those two things were related?
A lot of these trucks have the engines set back so far, fully a third if it is under the cowl. Many are so tightly packed in there that A/C components have to be removed to get access to the passenger headbolts.I guess I haven't been under the hoods of these trucks very much, but why does removing the cab help cut time?
Essentially, you're lifting the "unibody". All the body panels are attached to the unibody (even the ranger). Now, I haven't had any reason to pull the cab on a Ranger though (everything is easy to get to).Could you pull the cab and front clip off any truck in one piece like that? Say, a gen-9, or my Ranger?
It may be a dumb question, but I haven't got a good enough idea of how the pieces are fastened together to know the answer, even on my own truck.