Removing cab??

[69bumptruck]

Yep, just lay a sheet of plywood down on the frame and then lay down some old couch cushions are something similar. I've done several cabs this way. And I've rolled them back by myself, but it takes every muscle in my body to get it done! A couple buddies would certainly make it a lot easier.

When you get it rolled back, use a ratchet-strap to secure it in place to the frame, as it'll tend to be a little wobbly up on those cushions.

One other thing...

I have a small garage that I'm doing the rebuild in. I'll measure, but I may have to roll the truck outside to roll the cab back. Then I will roll the cab back into the garage. Will it be possible to put the truck back in gear since I will be disconnecting the shifter?

I guess my real question is, should I leave the truck out of gear once I start to remove the cab??

I have a two garage myself, and I took the cab off while still in the garage. As for the tranny. Depends on the tranny. If an automatic, all you have to do is manually move the shifter linkage thing (forgot the technical name) that is on the side of the transmission. All the way up is Park, two clicks down is Nuetral. Same really goes with a standard. All the linkage is on the side of the tranny. Once the cab is off, it's easy to get to, and shift by hand. I would have the truck in gear to do any work on it, it's just safer.

[JWW]

Yep, just lay a sheet of plywood down on the frame and then lay down some old couch cushions are something similar. I've done several cabs this way. And I've rolled them back by myself, but it takes every muscle in my body to get it done! A couple buddies would certainly make it a lot easier.

When you get it rolled back, use a ratchet-strap to secure it in place to the frame, as it'll tend to be a little wobbly up on those cushions.

One other thing...

I have a small garage that I'm doing the rebuild in. I'll measure, but I may have to roll the truck outside to roll the cab back. Then I will roll the cab back into the garage. Will it be possible to put the truck back in gear since I will be disconnecting the shifter?

I guess my real question is, should I leave the truck out of gear once I start to remove the cab??

I have a two garage myself, and I took the cab off while still in the garage. As for the tranny. Depends on the tranny. If an automatic, all you have to do is manually move the shifter linkage thing (forgot the technical name) that is on the side of the transmission. All the way up is Park, two clicks down is Nuetral. Same really goes with a standard. All the linkage is on the side of the tranny. Once the cab is off, it's easy to get to, and shift by hand. I would have the truck in gear to do any work on it, it's just safer.

I have an automatic, but I guess I'm used to depressing the brake when I want to shift from park to drive, reverse, neutral. I'm assuming you can shift without doing that.

Thanks guys for all the helpful info.