front cab mounts shot.

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:05 am

Keith,
That may be ugly but I'll bet its less likely to rust than the original. It has no place for dirt and water to collect and cause rust.

jck_in_nc · Post by **jck_in_nc** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:25 am

I'm still unsure how to remove a cab mount. Can anyone help? Pictures would be great.
jck

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:22 pm

When I removed my first set of rusty mounts, I had the cab off the truck and sitting on it's back, for easy access. I just used the a cut-off tool to cut away 98% of the mount, then used an angle grinder to remove the flange left behind:

Knowing what I know now, I'd definitely just drill out the spotwelds, if I had access to them. Of course, if you're replacing them on an assembled running truck, you're probably not going to want to have to tear things down enough to roll the cab back, so you're probably stuck using the cut-off tool and grinder method.

jck_in_nc · Post by **jck_in_nc** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:57 am

Great! I have the cab off and in the proper position. I'll try to expose the spot welds and get one of thise spot weld cutting bits. Is that an Eastwood item?

jck

thorn1968 · Post by **thorn1968** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:10 am

NPD also sells the spot welld cutting bits.

tynall44 · Post by **tynall44** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:41 am

i also took two stainless steel pieces had them bent and bolted rigt over the bad mount i bet they will be there long after im gone

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:01 am

ive seen one where a guy took the time to fab his own mount from stainless. Pretty close to the original. Never got a pic though and the truck has since gone to heaven.

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