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Chassis, brakes and suspension. / Re: CJ3A Pintle hook V bracket
« on: September 03, 2023, 04:20:41 PM »
Wow- thanks, folks! :-)
I've already removed the most rearward body mounts, in the bed of the tub and jacked up the body a bit. It gave me enough room to see the rivets on the topside for that rear intermediate crossmember, but I dreamt about it all night, and I'm going to take out some more body mounts, which I'm sure will give me some more clearance. Since you're saying that the crossmember is welded in addition being riveted, that will slow me down a bit. I think I'm going to order in a new rear intermediate crossmember, in the event that I have to sacrifice it to get the job done. I'm sure I can cut it out without damaging the frame, but the member itself won't survive that, so...It just sounds easier to cut it out, clean up the frame, and refit the new parts, then bolt and weld.
With the body still on, even jacked- I'm thinking the best course of action is to take the whole intermediate crossmember out and replace that and the V bracket at the same time with new stuff. If I had a better garage setup, I'd just pull the body up a foot or two, but currently, that aint' happening...
My jeep is old and ugly- but it runs like a top. It's in drastic need of a new steel body, but that's going to have to wait until I have a new garage. If you saw where I was working right now, you'd let out that laugh of understanding...talk about tight spaces! :-)
Anyway- thanks for the input. If anything worthwhile comes of this minor project run amok, I'll be sure to post some photos here...
Best regards-
Tim
I've already removed the most rearward body mounts, in the bed of the tub and jacked up the body a bit. It gave me enough room to see the rivets on the topside for that rear intermediate crossmember, but I dreamt about it all night, and I'm going to take out some more body mounts, which I'm sure will give me some more clearance. Since you're saying that the crossmember is welded in addition being riveted, that will slow me down a bit. I think I'm going to order in a new rear intermediate crossmember, in the event that I have to sacrifice it to get the job done. I'm sure I can cut it out without damaging the frame, but the member itself won't survive that, so...It just sounds easier to cut it out, clean up the frame, and refit the new parts, then bolt and weld.
With the body still on, even jacked- I'm thinking the best course of action is to take the whole intermediate crossmember out and replace that and the V bracket at the same time with new stuff. If I had a better garage setup, I'd just pull the body up a foot or two, but currently, that aint' happening...
My jeep is old and ugly- but it runs like a top. It's in drastic need of a new steel body, but that's going to have to wait until I have a new garage. If you saw where I was working right now, you'd let out that laugh of understanding...talk about tight spaces! :-)
Anyway- thanks for the input. If anything worthwhile comes of this minor project run amok, I'll be sure to post some photos here...
Best regards-
Tim