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Getting the front beam back in

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posted on February 14th, 2010 at 03:26 PM

Getting the front beam back in

Any tips?

I have had two mates lift it in, but we can't get it in far enough to get the two top mounting bolts in place. I've tried belting it back in with a mallet, but nothing.

In doing so, I've manager to scratch away a heap of the paint I put on it.

So, does anyone have an easy way of doing it?

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posted on February 14th, 2010 at 04:04 PM

Lift and tilt !

Tilt the top rearward to get the upper body mounting bolts in location firs then roll rearward to fit the contours of the pan....easy

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