Posted by Clint Dixon on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 at 10:46PM :
In Reply to: Re: Info for PIF - Cab Mounts - Corrected Information posted by Clint Dixon on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 at 10:42PM :
The last post got all turned around and out of order. One more time. The post should have read like this:
This is a quote from my writeup that Phil referred to: "The earlier trucks mounted the front of the cab to the cab hold down bracket using a 1-9/16' wood block and a 3/8" fiber pad as spacers. The driver's side front also used a spring loaded mounting bolt to allow flex between the cab and frame. The rear of the cab simply rested on the cab hold down brackets using a single 3/8" thick fiber pad per side as spacers."
Actually, that particular part of my writeup contains some errors. Corrected, it should read as follows: The earlier trucks mount each front corner of the cab to the frame mounted cab hold down bracket using, as spacers between the cab and bracket, one 1-9/16" wooden block and one 3/8" fiber pad per corner. The rear cab corners simply rest on the frame mounted cab hold down brackets using, as a spacer, a single 3/8" thick fiber pad per corner. All corners, except for the driver's side front, use a spring loaded mounting bolt to allow for flex between the cab and frame. The driver's side front corner uses no spring in order to provide for a rigid mount at that point. This rigid corner mounting is designed to prevent binding and flexing of the steering column, brake, and clutch pedals as the truck traverses uneven terrain."
Geeze. I wrote the original post years ago, and have read it time and time again. You would think I would have noticed my own mistakes before now. Sorry if I confused anyone.
Junior