cab removal questions
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04-22-2016, 09:46 AM
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dang, you guys weren't kidding... this door hinge pin is not cooperating! of course it doesn't help that i took a grinder to remove the head, but think i ended up 'welding' the pin to the hinge after the getting thru the top. 
trying to drill it out, but can't really get the drill close enough to get a straight shot. in hindsight, i thought i could drive the pin down after removing the head, but after looking here again and seeing those serrations, i think the pin needs to be driven up instead. D'OH!
try again this weekend.
in the meantime, a semi-related question to cab removal: i'm gonna need a new windshield (this one is broken) -- how much should i expect to pay?
thanks.
trying to drill it out, but can't really get the drill close enough to get a straight shot. in hindsight, i thought i could drive the pin down after removing the head, but after looking here again and seeing those serrations, i think the pin needs to be driven up instead. D'OH!
try again this weekend.
in the meantime, a semi-related question to cab removal: i'm gonna need a new windshield (this one is broken) -- how much should i expect to pay?
thanks.
All your glass is flat isn't it.? Any automotive glass shop should be able to cut it for you.
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04-24-2016, 11:26 PM
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#35
05-03-2016, 05:56 PM
help
EDIT:
D'OH! didn't realize that the steering shaft was integral to the steering box! so guess the whole shebang needs to come out if i don't want to lift cab up...
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getting close! had to destroy the bolt heads on the front mounts using a cutoff wheel and chisel/hammer (not pretty).
so looking at this now, clearly i should pull the steering column so that the cab doesn't need to be lifted 5 feet in the air up & over, right?
can i just pull the column from the steering box, or does the whole box need to come out as a unit with the column? is it just as simple as removing that clamp at the base of the column?
thanks.
D'OH! didn't realize that the steering shaft was integral to the steering box! so guess the whole shebang needs to come out if i don't want to lift cab up...
------
getting close! had to destroy the bolt heads on the front mounts using a cutoff wheel and chisel/hammer (not pretty).
so looking at this now, clearly i should pull the steering column so that the cab doesn't need to be lifted 5 feet in the air up & over, right?
can i just pull the column from the steering box, or does the whole box need to come out as a unit with the column? is it just as simple as removing that clamp at the base of the column?
thanks.
#36
05-03-2016, 07:07 PM
Your windshield will be around $120
1948-52 Ford F-100 Windshield,clear , 4852
Shipping will be probably $150.
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1948-52 Ford F-100 Windshield,clear , 4852
Shipping will be probably $150.
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#37
05-03-2016, 07:31 PM
getting close! had to destroy the bolt heads on the front mounts using a cutoff wheel and chisel/hammer (not pretty).
so looking at this now, clearly i should pull the steering column so that the cab doesn't need to be lifted 5 feet in the air up & over, right?
can i just pull the column from the steering box, or does the whole box need to come out as a unit with the column? is it just as simple as removing that clamp at the base of the column?
thanks.
so looking at this now, clearly i should pull the steering column so that the cab doesn't need to be lifted 5 feet in the air up & over, right?
can i just pull the column from the steering box, or does the whole box need to come out as a unit with the column? is it just as simple as removing that clamp at the base of the column?
thanks.
#38
05-03-2016, 09:08 PM
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When I removed my cab I took out the mounting bolts, jacked one side of the cab up with a floor jack and set it on blocks. Went to the other side and repeated. Once the cab rests on the blocks you roll the chassis out from under it as long as either the bed is off or the front cap and engine is gone, depending on which direction you roll the chassis. May need to set the cab on some boards that are on top of the blocks to move the blocks out of the wheel path.
With this method no cherry picker or lift is required.
With this method no cherry picker or lift is required.
Last edited by pholmes350; 05-03-2016 at 09:10 PM. Reason: more detail
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