Well, while Jay lays up in the house from being sore from riding all day yesterday, I got a little work done on WCB2...
Last weekend I needed the trailer to do some hay haulin, so WCB2 had to come off the trailer. But where would I put the body...A plan quickly came about...
On to the work, didn't feel like crawling under the frame to pull the axles, so I made it easier on me...Anyone else pull axles this way??
Made it a lot easier to get to the RA bolts, as well as the beam brackets...
So, after about 15 minutes, I pulled the last bolt, the pivot beam bolt out of the driver side beam (Pulled the driver side beam bracket with the beam, passenger side was riveted to frame), the complete front axle went one way, the frame went the other!! I love how a plan comes together!!
Time for the rear axle, the front spring bolts came out easy, the rear hanger bolts were a little more stubborn, I broke my ratchet on it, so....
And here is everything in one after shot dismantled...
Here is the frame stripped right side up sitting on blocks to keep it out the mud...
The front frame horns are bent pretty bad, so before any more cutting can be done on the front, they need to be straightened...
And here is Bullet loaded up with leftover parts headed for the scrapyard. I hate to get rid of him, but with the bed needing replaced, the 2 front doors replaced, the whole front clip, and the engine, its better to let it go to the scrapyard than to fix it
I couldn't get the lug nuts broke loose cause they were so swolen from rusting, they had to stay on the axles, which made it a little more difficult to load, especially since I had only me to load it...Loaded both the front and rear axles by hand over the side of the bed (not an easy task
). So after I did that, I felt a small pinch in my shoulder blade when I breathe deep/yawn, so I definitely stretched my muscle, maybe even pulled it, so that is the end of my day, time to close the shop for the day and hope I feel better tomorrow...
SVT
