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Those appear to be remove able, but aren't when you look close.
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Interesting. I will need to inspect closer.
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Look real close at the spring hanger area.
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I'm assuming your speaking of the rivets that go through the bottom of the hangers and through the bottom of the frame?
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Ive seen both bolts and rivets.
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Mine was bolted. I had to remove the front spring to get access to the bolt heads though. I had removed mine to weld on a piece of 1/4" angle to the front of it for extra support as shown in PM magazine.
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I believe mine is like rustys but I haven't even seen my truck in a month. If it's bolted I don't see why you couldn't remove it. Although, I can see it being a royal pain to get to some of the bolts.
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So has anyone swapped cross members from the riveted type to the removable type yet? It doesn't look too hard to do but I haven't really inspected both setups real closely to be fair.
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It can be done, you just have to remove the rivets and install grade 8 bolts. Of course that was easier said then done !
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I got my new gantry crane assembled today. Bought a load leveler and chain fall. Hopefully the weather will break long enough to start pulling the engine
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You do not need to pull the pan, they changed out Andy3s engine at the 14SSGAR (2014 Steel Soldier GA, RALLY), pulled the engine/trans as a unit, did NOT pull the cross member or dropped the pan.
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What did they lift it with?
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A 1973 m819, tractor/wrecker
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No, you don't need to pull the pan, but it makes life easier. If you pull the motor and trans as one unit, I'd pull the top of the trans off too.