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| Re: [GMCnet] Frame And Body Pads [message #228728 is a reply to message #228726] |
Wed, 06 November 2013 23:30   |
Ken Burton
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| BobDunahugh wrote on Wed, 06 November 2013 23:11 |
Maybe a 78 is different. I've put pads in two 78's. I didn't have to do anything but raise the body with a floor jack JUST enough to push the pads into place.
Bob Dunahugh78 RoyaleIowa.
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That is the way I did it on my 1976 which was actually built in Nov 1975.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Frame And Body Pads [message #228732 is a reply to message #228728] |
Thu, 07 November 2013 00:33 |
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The body is held to the frame in eight places. When the coach left the factory it is safe to assume that at least six of those mounts were sound maybe even all eight. For sure the two front and two rear as these points are the only places where the aluminum body frame is fastened directly to the chassis frame. The rear mounts are near the rear vertical edge of the rear side glass. Both front and rear mounts are outboard of the front and rear wheels respectively. The front mounts are about where your feet are when you are driving. The middle four point mounting is accomplished by eight carriage bolts keyed into 1 1/2" or so diameter washers which were buried over half way through the 3/4" plywood floor which holds the body due to the fact that the floor sheets are laid over the aluminum body framing. The original design is half assed to say the least even assuming un rotted wood with fresh fasteners and rubber. If you are willing to ignore the mounts holding the other 20+' o
f the coach to the frame and rely instead upon gravity to hold things in place that is obviously a personal choice.
Todd Sullivan
Sully
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Seattle
Sully
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> On Nov 6, 2013, at 9:30 PM, Ken Burton <n9cv@comcast.net> wrote:
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> BobDunahugh wrote on Wed, 06 November 2013 23:11
>> Maybe a 78 is different. I've put pads in two 78's. I didn't have to do anything but raise the body with a floor jack JUST enough to push the pads into place.
>> Bob Dunahugh78 RoyaleIowa.
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> That is the way I did it on my 1976 which was actually built in Nov 1975.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Frame And Body Pads [message #228738 is a reply to message #228732] |
Thu, 07 November 2013 03:58 |
Ken Burton
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Sully, I have no idea what you are implying.
I never said to remove the hold downs and throw them away. So the body was attached to the frame prior to starting and is still attached to the frame at all location when you are done. Nothing is done to change that.
All that was said is that you can get enough lift on the body to insert new isolators without removing the sometimes rusted hold down bolts.
Ken Burton - N9KB
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| Re: [GMCnet] Frame And Body Pads [message #228749 is a reply to message #228738] |
Thu, 07 November 2013 08:27 |
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I said that if you can get enough lift to slide the pads in then the mounts are too loose. You said not true. If there is that much slop then the stirrups are too loose ( obviously my opinion)
Todd Sullivan
Sully
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> On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:58 AM, Ken Burton <n9cv@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Sully, I have no idea what you are implying.
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> I never said to remove the hold downs and throw them away. So the body was attached to the frame prior to starting and is still attached to the frame at all location when you are done. Nothing is done to change that.
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> All that was said is that you can get enough lift on the body to insert new isolators without removing the sometimes rusted hold down bolts.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Frame And Body Pads [message #228750 is a reply to message #228749] |
Thu, 07 November 2013 08:35 |
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here is some poop on what you are talking about
with pictures, and step, by step
http://gmcmotorhome.info/body.html#ISOLATION
gene
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 6:27 AM, Todd Sullivan <sgltrac@gmail.com> wrote:
> I said that if you can get enough lift to slide the pads in then the
> mounts are too loose. You said not true. If there is that much slop then
> the stirrups are too loose ( obviously my opinion)
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> Todd Sullivan
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> Sully
> 77 royale
> Seattle
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> > On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:58 AM, Ken Burton <n9cv@comcast.net> wrote:
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> > Sully, I have no idea what you are implying.
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> > I never said to remove the hold downs and throw them away. So the body
> was attached to the frame prior to starting and is still attached to the
> frame at all location when you are done. Nothing is done to change that.
> >
> > All that was said is that you can get enough lift on the body to insert
> new isolators without removing the sometimes rusted hold down bolts.
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> > Ken Burton - N9KB
> > 76 Palm Beach
> > Hebron, Indiana
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