Brake lines in danger when changing body mounts?

[TRevs]

I’m in the process of replacing body mounts, and my plan was to jack the tub up one side at a time. I’m wondering if there is anything else that needs to be disconnected for the tub to go up ~2” ? Brake lines or their brackets? Radiator fan shroud?

 

[machoheadgames]

I’m in the process of replacing body mounts, and my plan was to jack the tub up one side at a time. I’m wondering if there is anything else that needs to be disconnected for the tub to go up ~2” ? Brake lines or their brackets? Radiator fan shroud?

I’d just jack it up a bit and then give things a look over. If all is good, jack a bit more. You shouldn’t need 2” of clearance to change the body mounds. When I did my body lift I got the body lifted just enough to slip the puck in and then stopped there. No issues with lines or fan shroud.

 

[TRevs]

Ok thanks, I’ll take it slow and watch. I figured it would take up to 2” clearance to get the metal retaining sleeve up and out, but we’ll see.

 

[machoheadgames]

Ok thanks, I’ll take it slow and watch. I figured it would take up to 2” clearance to get the metal retaining sleeve up and out, but we’ll see.

Hmmm didn’t think about that. You might undo the 4 fan shroud bolts. Brake lines should be fine, just keep an eye on them.

You going with Dorman or crown?

 

[TRevs]

They’re Crown. I’m changing only two right now because I’ve got the fuel tank out and I need to treat some rust up on the crossmember while it’s accessible.

I ordered the individual rubber mounts from Quadratec. I’m in the middle of several other projects and I didn’t want to get sidetracked or spend the $$ on a full set at the moment.

I’ll get to the other mounts some other time. Although I will be forced to do the front center mount because the bolt snapped.

 

[TRevs]

… and I snapped off one of the rusty bolts, rearmost of the three frame rail on the right side.

Any recommendations for extracting it out of the torque box? Looks like a kind of flag nut in there.