Fordy nine
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- 91 Eddie Bauer
Well, yesterday afternoon i got a burst of energy and decided to put on my AAL's and WAR's. Even with my leaking floor jack I did the procedure as pretty much outlined on this board and it was fun and pretty easy to do.
All my U bolts spun right off, as the shock bolts, and i was gonna quit and just try the AAl's but figured its just 4 more bolts for the WAR's and i have them so went ahead and put the WAR's on too.
One bolt had to be a ****. Lower driver shackle bolt, would not budge. It wasnt rusted on the outside any more than the others were, not much at all.
The other side popped out with a few hammer blows and PB, after an hour of working and beating on this bolt i knew i was in trouble here.
I just couldnt figure out why this bolt wouldnt budge. So I put a vise grip on it and just started twisting it, seemed like just the rubber barley moved.
So for the next hour I twisted it back and forth, spraying it the whole time, I was gonna just remove the leaf but my jack was so close and the pump jack was holding the axle , and I think I had a better chance of getting it out with the spring being fixed I mean bolted in place. Didnt move as much when i hit it.
Anyway, hitting and twisting it finally gave, but even though I could now push it back and forth in the bushing, it got stuck and would not go thru to come out. I finally sawzalled the bolt twice to where it finally popped out, my hands wre hurtin big time. That was it for the nite this morning Im gonna get everything back together.
Also got my daystar 2" front lift and KC daylighters and front brush guard yesterday.
I also fixed the rusted rocker with rivited aluminum sheet and bondo just has to be sanded and painted.
Also I took that pinch weld and bent it upwards under the car, really cleans up the whole side and actually gives the appearance of a lift, cause that ugly seam is tucked under tight, and truck appears higher off the ground. I did it every 2 inches with a vise grips, then i used a 2x 4 with my floor jack to span the lasanga edge and puh it up evenly the whole way across. The little nips under there every so often i hit up with a hammer to flatten them.
My Exploder is coming together slowly but surely.
All my U bolts spun right off, as the shock bolts, and i was gonna quit and just try the AAl's but figured its just 4 more bolts for the WAR's and i have them so went ahead and put the WAR's on too.
One bolt had to be a ****. Lower driver shackle bolt, would not budge. It wasnt rusted on the outside any more than the others were, not much at all.
The other side popped out with a few hammer blows and PB, after an hour of working and beating on this bolt i knew i was in trouble here.
I just couldnt figure out why this bolt wouldnt budge. So I put a vise grip on it and just started twisting it, seemed like just the rubber barley moved.
So for the next hour I twisted it back and forth, spraying it the whole time, I was gonna just remove the leaf but my jack was so close and the pump jack was holding the axle , and I think I had a better chance of getting it out with the spring being fixed I mean bolted in place. Didnt move as much when i hit it.
Anyway, hitting and twisting it finally gave, but even though I could now push it back and forth in the bushing, it got stuck and would not go thru to come out. I finally sawzalled the bolt twice to where it finally popped out, my hands wre hurtin big time. That was it for the nite this morning Im gonna get everything back together.
Also got my daystar 2" front lift and KC daylighters and front brush guard yesterday.
I also fixed the rusted rocker with rivited aluminum sheet and bondo just has to be sanded and painted.
Also I took that pinch weld and bent it upwards under the car, really cleans up the whole side and actually gives the appearance of a lift, cause that ugly seam is tucked under tight, and truck appears higher off the ground. I did it every 2 inches with a vise grips, then i used a 2x 4 with my floor jack to span the lasanga edge and puh it up evenly the whole way across. The little nips under there every so often i hit up with a hammer to flatten them.
My Exploder is coming together slowly but surely.
I don't see any or a link for them.
:biggthump
