Hi All
Well it has been a little over a year since I started on this project and on this fine Christmas Day sitting by the fire I was reading MLU and checking my e-mail when among other seasonal greetings I had an note from Pieter in the Netherlands about removing the nose on a HUP.
So I have updated my first HUP overhaul page (the page
http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...AUL%202011.htm headed) to pay more attention to that step, with pictures on bolt locations and a video of the nose removal on a Pattern 13 video
http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...ose%20Pull.wmv time lapse
http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...ll%20HIRes.wmv.
More important is the step by step of the process
Steps in removing the nose from Pattern 13 Cab these are sort of a composite of doing this several times. Before you start make sure that your lifting hoist will be able to lift the nose straight up until the bottom clears the top of the radiator.
1. Disconnect and remove the marker lights
2. Disconnect the Headlight wiring harness both sides of the engine compartment under hood.
3. Disconnect or remove the horn wire to the steering column
4. Disconnect and slide coolant recovery rubber hose from radiator connection
5. Remove Throttle linkage that comes through the floor from the peddle
6. Remove the forward floor panel under brake and clutch peddles.
7. Remove the short front fender sections and the inner splash shields on side of radiator.
8. Remove front brush guard or remove entire bumper by unbolting the two tow ring assemble remember to support this assembly when removing the bolts.(see time-lapse) for hoist pickup
9. Remove the center nose bolt and spring under center of grill.
10. Rig nose for lifting I use ratchet cargo straps hook two through your lift hook down to the nose side vent doors, cushion straps and hooks with rags if you are concerned about scratches. Then run a third cargo strap down to the front so that you can get a good balance front and back. Take a slight load on your lift hook.
11. At this point you must decide what your are going to do about brake and clutch peddles. Choices remove completely, disconnect the linkages and let them swing forward and down clear of the nose.
12. Remove the nose bolts on the sides and across under the windscreen.
13. Take a little more strain on your lift hook. The nose has a rubber strip between the nose and the body which with age and paint may be holding the nose from moving, carefully pry the edge apart.
14. Nose assembly is meant to come forward about 2 inches then go straight up until it clears the top of the radiator. (Be very careful of the radiator)
15. If you get the nose to this point and it will move a little but doesn't want to come free you probably missed one or more bolts. If it moves up several inches then stops you've probably missed a wire or hose.
16. Other things that hang up shroud between the grill and radiator, some come out with removing, some are welded in place. The radiator cross bar can hang up.
What did I leave out?