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Old 02-10-2013, 12:10 AM
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How does one get it back in? I had to beat it out with a hammer, went to put it backj in...it's like 1/4-1/2" wider than the inside of the frame rails, where it came from.

Da heck?
 
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Old 02-10-2013, 12:50 PM
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I've not looked at mine but if its like my dads 97 1500 its kinda wedges out at the top. When we replaced his he had to put in in at a angle and beat it back in. I was a royal pain in the a**.
 
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Old 02-10-2013, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by magnethead
How does one get it back in? I had to beat it out with a hammer,
And you need a bigger hammer to beat it back in.

My crossmember is modified now for driveshaft clearance, so it fits properly. But I remember what a PITA it was before.
 
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Try a a bottle jack on its side and 2 x 4 to between the rails spread the frame a little.
 
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Old 02-11-2013, 08:49 AM
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We ended up sticking his in at a angle and beating it back into place. That was the only way we could think of to get it back in without dismantling the truck.
 



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