Carnage! What to do...

[pvfjr]

I think I pulled the threads on that front crossmember bolt, no biggie.

Then there's this one to the rear...ugh

3 ton's of steel meets big boulder. I'm not even sure what I should do next. If I try to swap the crossmember out directly, a new ones not gonna bolt up. The mounting points have been "modified". It's the one that bolts to those brackets that hang down between the saddle tanks and framerail, but I don't know if I could swap out the brackets too. Luckily the actual frame didn't get bent.

 

[Silver84k5]

id check that tranny adapter for dmg,

 

[pvfjr]

I think it's alright. It looks like I just nicked the t-case and peeled back the rear crossmember. I'm just trying to decide how to go about fixing it. Any input?

 

[steve_kibbe]

BFH


if that doesn't work I'd take it off and try to find another one. I do believe it's gunna be a bear to straighten out. Good luck. Time to make a skid plate

Steve

 

[sled_dog]

I'd consider leaving it and just puting a skidplate between the two.

 

[southernspeed]

Go and reverse over the same boulder!!!

 

[Silver84k5]

Go and reverse over the same boulder!!!

this is your best bet....












i dont really understand what your asking.. The fix is pretty self explainitory (sp?)

 

[pvfjr]

Go and reverse over the same boulder!!!

I should have thought of that before I left, now it's over an hour away!

 

[steve_kibbe]

you might want to try to jack up the truck right under it with a bottle jack. The weight of the truck might be sufficient to straighten it out. Just be careful, do a little at a time.

ps, in the first pic, looks like you have a bolt loose, might wanna tighten it up some too

 

[pvfjr]

i dont really understand what your asking.. The fix is pretty self explainitory (sp?)

Are the brackets (which hang down between the saddle tanks and the frame rail) that the crossmember bolts to removeable? They're bent, so a new crossmember wouldn't fit. Can I swap those? I don't want to get into a war with rivets. Or should I just go straight fab? I have limited resources in that department though.

 

[pvfjr]

ps, in the first pic, looks like you have a bolt loose, might wanna tighten it up some too

That's the one that had the threads pulled. Just a bolt replacement, no biggie.

I might try jacking it, but I'm not too hopeful about that method. It took a little momentum to put it where it is.