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steelsoldiers · 02-05-2010, 22:00

I got some more work done at Winslow's yesterday. I got there around 7:20 and immediately went to work stripping a few more parts off of the donor truck. I was waiting on Joe CrashAF and his buddy to show up. I was going to help Joe pull some parts off of the donor for his 936A2 wrecker project.

I was able to pull off the complete fuel burning heater kit, a mud flap, and a few other bits by the time Joe got there. Once Joe and his pal Mike got there we went to work on getting the parts off that he needed. We removed the steering box, the steering shaft/wheel, a spare tire/wheel, a brake valve, air compressor, and power steering pump.

Once we got everything off we had to get it loaded in the truck. Everything was easy except the spare tire. We wrestled it a little bit and then decided a new tact was needed. I drove up the hill to get the 925A2. We hooked up the chain hoist to the davit boom and used it to haul the tire up in the air to the level of the tailgate. It was easy to roll it into the bed after that. We also used the davit to load my spare into the tire carrier on the 925A2.

Joe and Mike hit the road after we finished. They had a long drive back to SC ahead of them. After they left, my first goal was to pull a good u-bolt from the donor truck to replace to broken one on my truck. It was a royal PITA to get off of the truck. I had to remove all 4 nuts and lock washers, knock the lower spring plate off, and then jack up on the truck underneath the spring to create enough clearance to get the bolt out.

After I got the bolt out, I headed up the hill to move my truck to John's shop. I used the air tools to make it easier get the u-bolt swapped. I repeated the process I used on the parts truck to replace my broken bolt. Upon closer inspection, it looked like the old bolt had been cut with a torch. I have no idea why they would do that, but nothing surprises me at this point. I finally got everything bolted back together and got the truck back on the ground. I definitely feel better knowing that the u-bolts are in good shape.

Progress, progress, progress. I see a road trip in my not too distant future!