Rear end removal ?

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Rear end removal ?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ken bechtel on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 08:10 pm:

hi all! is it safe to remove the rear end and spring as one unit by just removing the spring clips and lowering it out of the frame? thanks Ken


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob from Nova Scotia on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 08:21 pm:

I have done it a number of times, I find everything lines up easier when you go back to reinstalling it


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 08:34 pm:

You can leave the spring in. Just loosen the perches and remove the hangers.

http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG79.html


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 01:47 am:

Whatever you are doing, be very careful. Block things well. Do not climb under anything that could slip and crush a part of you.
Just
drive carefully, and enjoy, w2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 01:52 am:

Ken, I had been contemplating the same thing using one of the two above methods. Other than fabricating a special lifting apparatus to snag the frame with, does anyone have any ideas on how to lift the frame and body without damaging anything. I had hoped to use my engine hoist to help lift it from the rear and then support the frame with jack stands while I switch axles.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 03:56 am:

If you can find some old "house jacks", they would work great. They are a screw jack and were made in many different sizes and lengths. Just a thought. Dave


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ken bechtel on Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 06:50 am:

thanks for all the safety concerns and tips! i should have stated in my post that the frame does not have a body on it. Ken


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Alexander in Albion, Maine on Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 07:11 am:

I have done it twice using a piece of 2" diameter shafting and a bunch of 3 ft long wood 10" x 10" blocks. Shafting slides cleanly thru the rear fender openings and under the frame ahead of the rear end and above the drive shaft tube. Completely out of the way. Loosen perches and hangers as Steve says and leave the spring in place.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Gould on Saturday, July 28, 2012 - 12:44 am:

Terry, I jack up the back of the car by placing a floor jack under the pumpkin. I use a towel on the jack so I don't scratch the paint. When the wheels are off the ground about six inches, I place jack stands on top of plastic crates with plywood on top so the stands rest on the frame rails just ahead of the radius rods. Just make sure the engine is in the car, you'll need its weight to hold to car up. No need to remove the spring, just loosen the spring perch bolts almost all the way and the shackles come out easy.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dewey, N. California on Saturday, July 28, 2012 - 03:23 pm:

PLastic crates?? Be aware that some of those plastic crates loose their strength over time and become very brittle!
T'
David D.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Young in Mays Landing, NJ on Saturday, July 28, 2012 - 03:30 pm:

Here's how I do it
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Saturday, July 28, 2012 - 06:14 pm:

Dave has the right idea. I use square tubing and he uses a 4x4, but it's the right place.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Saturday, July 28, 2012 - 07:27 pm:

And remember to remove the muffler...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 09:48 am:

Why?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William Harper - Keene, NH on Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 10:22 am:

Because early mufflers have a tail pipe in the way.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 10:25 am:

Ah, one of those they're not all the same moments.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob McDonald-Federal Way, Wa. on Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 11:01 am:

To do the lifting,see picture on page 23 Fig 68.
We all like to make things and then use the chain hoist or power hoist to lift. After diiff. is removed set car on stands until ready to reassemble. Remember to unbolt before raising
to be safe.

Bob


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