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  1. I started on my truck as a complete novice. Should I do another one this is what I would do. 1) remove the doghouse and the bed: this done you have access to 90% of the major areas. 2) purchase MANY zip lock bags: every set of bolts, small parts goes into a bag and is identified 3) buy a number of cans of PB Blaster or liquid wrench, other brands are ok, too 4) Get "Blooms" manual: (can't remember the name" 5) Photograph the entire frame, engine, etc. BEFORE taking anything else off. 6) Learn how the SEARCH feature of the forum works. Forum members are willing to help, but 90% of your questions are already on the forum, search, copy/paste, print out, etc. 7) Read the forum there are so many little things you will learn, tricks, tips, how things work, and all the skills of others is just great reading and very educational. 8) Throw NOTHING away, not even a broken bolt! 9) how you clean and preserve is your choice, lots of good ways to do it. 10) When frustrated, let it rest a day or two. 11) Maybe the most important thing I had to learn was not to FORCE anything, there is a correct way. 12) Enjoy the journey, maybe the first goal is to make it a driver. 13) USE JACK STANDS, NOT FLOOR JACKS! Edit: Invest in a cherry picker or a GOOD winch from the rafters. They make a two man job a one man job. Sometimes it takes a little figuring but it can be done alone. I removed and installed the doghouse, bed, and engine alone, no help, BUT I had a good winch which hangs from a 4x6 place accross four rafters.
  2. Jake: suggestion: Make a record of every part you take off, every NUMBER. I have two extra starters and someone wants one of them, I just took out my starter to check the numbers, to make certain the one I kept is a brother. Takingo out the starter is a bit of a chore . . . I am lucky, everything is original on my truck, but possibly not so on others. Good luck, keep us watching.
  3. Thank you for the update. Prayer changes things! SO good to hear. OT I think it's wise that politics, raw humor, and religion are not allow on this forum, but a request for assistence of any kind, to me, is an acceptable exception.
  4. WOW! Those two videos were EXCELLENT! Thanks for the link.
  5. Nice surprise, the bolts came loose with a box end wrench and 73 year old shoulders! Yes, the bottom side of the bolt is flat. Any suggestions on what's involved to remove the springs from the shackles? The shackles all took grease, so I'm not going to mess with them.
  6. Is this recommendation followed today, or are new U-bolts of a better quality? I'm certain my dad did not do that to his new '53 Ford 1/2 ton.
  7. I read, somewhere, that when the trucks were new, it was recommended that the u-bolts be torqued every 30 days for 90 days. Question: (1) at what 'pressure' should the bolts be torqued, and (2) do most retorque them like we do the heads? Nice to know these things ahead before disassembling.
  8. Are the U-bolts difficult to replace? It would be so much easier to torch them to remove them than to work off the nuts?
  9. For that kind of 'fixed truck, I like this one better.
  10. I like hearing about the weather in other areas, for example the "wren" thread. We have a threatening cold spell now. If it freezes, the blooms, in which is the seed for the fruit, die and there is no crop. We dodged the bullet last night so maybe . . .
  11. If you live in town, a carpet; if in the country I'd put in a rubber mat. JMHO You've got a very nice truck.
  12. I started to remove the cover from my steering box and oil started to run out, so I tightened it back up. Looking at the pdf on the shims, it appears they are between the cover and the case, is that correct? I'm not going to do anything until I drive the truck, then adjust accordingly, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is my conclusion.
  13. While I was watching, my wife showed up, I asked, you watching, she replied, "It was so interesting I had to come and see. . ." Maybe now I can hit her up for a few more dollars for MY truck! Thanks!
  14. Is there a way to search so one gets only trucks or only cars?
  15. I took them out together, some 'encouragement' was required but not all that bad. When I went back in I had the doghouse off and the floor boards out. Much, easier!!!!, I put the pedals on after the engine was in. I will admit that I cheated, in that I cut the panel over the battery and pull pulled it out of the way. If that portion of the floor board had not been in, the cut would not have been necessary. I also had to drop the engine a little. If one knows all this then it's not a big deal. Sometimes 'functional' works for us novices!!! If I were to pull the engine again, the doghouse will come off. It's so much easier to tune and adjust valves, etc that way. JMHO
  16. Just a hunch: look in the bottom of your truck's doors. Stuff happens!
  17. Frankie, I accept your suggestion. If California will let me, I will try to keep what I have. The large crack in the passenger side goes through so maybe have to replace, but the driver's side, the cracks are in the bottom corner and are not full. Enjoy your 'salt' season! And the flox.
  18. It is the bottom channel for the door window on a door with a vent window.
  19. Joplin has taken a bunch of hits, first the tornado. I put the pic on my screensaver / background, very dramatic.
  20. Don, I thought you were a navy vet!!!!!!!!!!!
  21. I thought the insides of the knobs were 'plastic'! Not so, I cleaned all of mine off to see what I had. I like the brass and will not repaint them.
  22. I'm installing Charlie's disc kit. The drilling and taping are a no brainer and I'm not a mechanic. Get a good drill press and a good tap. Buy some machinist a few and get it done free. That's what I did. p.s. Look at my current threads on the Truck side. Charlie was VERY helpful, it wasn't so much need as confirmation of a couple of items. He's got my recommendation, 110%.
  23. Be sure to treat both sides and the edges. I secured the plywood, then put the bed on end, much easier. Good luck.
  24. I thought I could put the old drums back on so I could move the truck. WRONG!. The borrowed pic (thank you to the source) is from an auto install, he had other pics that were very helpful for me.
  25. Maybe one should put on the calipers while still on the bench! These may be a bit duplicative but they are sequential showing some details that may help. For a good mechanic this is a one day's job. I still have the calipers, rotors, etc to go but that is elementary now. Thanks Charlie, nice product.
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