Replacing the Cab Mounts

[StepSideRick]

I'll be doing cab mounts for the first time on my 70 step,and was wondering if it's as straightforward as it seems and are there any tricks anyone knows thanks Rick

[oldblue1968chevy]

lol probably dont plan on reusing the old bolts..lots of pb blaster....ive never done it just guessing

[StepSideRick]

No oldblue I bought a urethane kit with all bolts.washers.etc.The mounts are so bad you can turn them with your hand so PB blaster won't help bot a cut off wheel will I was wondering if the gastank has to be removed to do the rear mounts? Rick

[JCA1972]

Hi, You don't have to remove the gas tank for the rear, the rear bolts screw in from the bottom, if I remember right. Good luck taking out the old front bolts.

[StepSideRick]

Thanks for the good news JCA,Get those front bolts out and it will be a breeze.Those famous last words

[tim21391]

when i put all mounts on mine i left tank in... i dont know if you can do what i did.. when i slid in my new urethane whatcha call its i crawled underneath and put my knees on the floarboard and lifted up and slid each piece in piece by piece but im a young lad... but ya its really straight forward

[StepSideRick]

Originally Posted by tim21391

when i put all mounts on mine i left tank in... i dont know if you can do what i did.. when i slid in my new urethane whatcha call its i crawled underneath and put my knees on the floarboard and lifted up and slid each piece in piece by piece but im a young lad... but ya its really straight forward

Thanks for the info Tim,I'm not such a young lad so I'll be using the floorjack

[oldblue1968chevy]

lol i woulda used floorjack too and imma young lad, unless i was in a hurry then i woulda picked er up, or tried..ima scrawny lil fella

[tim21391]

ya i didnt feel like digging in my garage when i did mine... we got my truck, 66 mustang,67 mustang, dads harley, and a 347 stroker on engine stand that i just finished building all sitting in a two car garage so i just did mine the hard way by using my knees and pushing up haha that jack is in the mess and could take days to find haha

[tim21391]

if you go to lmctruck.com and go to the cab mount section on their online catalog it will show you a pic of how each piece fits in

[StepSideRick]

Originally Posted by tim21391

if you go to lmctruck.com and go to the cab mount section on their online catalog it will show you a pic of how each piece fits in

The LMC website is a good source for quick info

[StepSideRick]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

lol i woulda used floorjack too and imma young lad, unless i was in a hurry then i woulda picked er up, or tried..ima scrawny lil fella

Ya you scrawny lil fella's get the job done,ya just have to use a little more leverage

[my67chevytruck]

FYI, most of the front bolt head were tack welded to the cab from the interior. Try removing the nut first, then you can break the tack to remove the bolt...

[StepSideRick]

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

FYI, most of the front bolt head were tack welded to the cab from the interior. Try removing the nut first, then you can break the tack to remove the bolt...

Thanks Heath,I'll keep it in mind.

[67chevy1series]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

lol i woulda used floorjack too and imma young lad, unless i was in a hurry then i woulda picked er up, or tried..ima scrawny lil fella

WELL SCRAWNY FELLAS UNITE !!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by StepSideRick

I'll be doing cab mounts for the first time on my 70 step,and was wondering if it's as straightforward as it seems and are there any tricks anyone knows thanks Rick

well i didnt think i was much help but your welcome (my name is rick as well) so i guess this calls for anotherone RICKS UNITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mrh33916]

Compare the new spacer sleeves to the originals to make sure they are the same length.

The factory front ones on my '67 were shorter than the rear but the kit I got came with the same size for the front and back.

I didn't catch it until many months later when I couldn't get the front end to line up correctly with the cab and doors. Luckily I still had the originals in a box and realized what I did.

[StepSideRick]

Thanks to everyone for the useful info.This forum is such a great place to learn about our trucks.It makes going into a job that much easier having advice from people who have done it before.This place ROCKS

[72farmer]

Just replaced my cab supports on my 72 and like My67truck said they were spot welded in and they were a pain to get out.I had to take a ziz wheel and cut down in the bolt head trying to keep from cutting the floorboard.

[tim21391]

ya sorry i forgot about the tack welds in floorboard.. i air chisled my front supports off and it came threw my floor so i had to put new floor pans in and that little tid bit phased me but ya they arnt to bad to cut