2012 at the Hammond Barn

[Bob Carriere]

...except that it is hot ansd sticky.

With the barn doors open at both ends..... and laying down on a folded cardboard over the cool cement floor was not so bad.....

...... in fact after Rob left I laid my head on a roll of paper towel and dozed off for a few minutes....... just lying there under the truck..... nuttin cooler than that.

I removed the bumper and unbolted the front U shape cross member that holds the "arches" ..... the cross member sprang forward about 1/2 in. but no effect on the frame twist.

Next step will be to loosened all the bolts to the large crossmember under the rad and also loosen the crossmember that holds the engine......

I have now removed the rad and removed the front tire/wheels and the axle are resting on leveled jack stands resting on the bottom of the flange to the egg cup.... the only point of reference I know to be exactly the same height from the floor.

Frame seems to be twisted upperward on the LH pass. side by at least 3/4 in.

Twist seems to be from the T case cross member forward..... this truck had a huge snow plow made from a cut off section of rivetted curved boiler plate.
Frame had a crack on the pass. side which was ground V shaped and Mig welded........

I tried lifting the driver's side but the axles lifted off the axle stand before any noticeable changes could be seen/measured on the frame.

I had to remove the floor to access some fo the bolts and also to reduce the possible rigidity induced by the floor.

To do a reverse twist with jacks I may need to released the spring packs from the spring perches.

Not glamorous work but needs to be done....... I am starting to know this baby inside out from the many assembly and disassembly done so far.

Nut gonna give up yet !!!!!

Bob