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Re: [GMCnet] Reviving the Cad 500 [message #165230 is a reply to message #165141] Tue, 03 April 2012 19:18 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA
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Carleton,

Believe me, if I'd had any idea I'd be making a new career of drive train
R&R, I'd have built a test stand instead. At this point, I think I've got
about one more install left in my antique body. With all my experience,
I'd expected today's removal to be quick & easy. No such luck. the
shortcuts I thought I'd identified during previous episodes proved to be
long-cuts instead. :-( It took me about 2-1/2 hours to do the removal,
including installing the gantry & hoists -- after having disconnected
everything yesterday.

One thing I WILL do this time: I'm going to bore two holes through the top
step riser to the cockpit, each aligned with one of the two top
transmission mounting bolts. I've probably spent 15+% of both removal and
installation time on the top left one; a somewhat less on the top right one.

Ken H.

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Carleton Douglas wrote:

> Ken you need to make a run stand and prove what is going on with the
> engine, taking it in and out is to had on old guys like us. Manny can
> give you some info on how he make his. That is all that I can think
> of, in and out that hurts me thinking about it.
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