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broken shock mount rusted out from 4 o'clock to 11 oclock.

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the rip terminates at the upper mount for the left shock.

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I had to grind off the rivetheads of what was left of the mount after cutting the shocks off and re...

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a comparision of the broken mount and the donor mount.

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once the rivet heads (6) were ground off with the 4-1/2 in grinder and mount removed I still had to...

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With the frame and holes exposed I ground, primed, painted and undercoated it.

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donor mount ground, primed, painted and undercoated and then fastened with grade 8 7/16 bolts.

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At center of photo a broken lower front shock bolt . Needed replacement.

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I ground/ cut off the bolt and drilled a 1/2 inch hole in the frame bracket. to install the replace...

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I got the replacement bolt at AZ for a couple of bucks and it wasnt the rite size so I had to machin...

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here is the new shock from AZ (18 bucks) mounted.

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Here is the finished job with new shocks and donor mount.

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While the truck was on stands I replaced all the rear brake components.

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the other side of the rear brakes, the one that had locked up and smoked after the front brake line ...

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Once everything was back together I tried to start the truck after it sat for 5 days and it just cli...

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rules to live by.