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[T Creighton]

Originally Posted by Harlé Sylvain

hello tony :
Thank you, If this crossmember is really flat , I will have a few more hours work!!

As Tony said it should be straight both ways
Good luck with your extra work. It shouldn't be too difficult but not much room to work in there.
Being still riveted in the chassis should hold it firm while you do the heating and hammering.
Cheers,
Terry

[Harlé Sylvain]

Yes ,thank you!
I will try to push on it with a jack , and head it with a acetylène torch.

cheers
Sylvain

[Harlé Sylvain]

Hello
I hammer my crossmember, it is perfectly flat and repainted, but I found this picture on witch the crossmember looks also twisted like my was.

I hope i dont make a mistake!

What are you thinking about?

Cheers
Sylvain

[Jacques Reed]

Originally Posted by Harlé Sylvain

Hello
I hammer my crossmember, it is perfectly flat and repainted, but I found this picture on witch the crossmember looks also twisted like my was.

I hope i dont make a mistake!

What are you thinking about?

Cheers
Sylvain

Hello Sylvain,

No Mistake made! If it is flat and square in all directions as Tony and Terry said, it is correct.

See attached photo of my F15-A crossmember viewed from directly above it with transmission attached as a confirmation you didn't make a mistake.

Cheers,

[Harlé Sylvain]

Whaaa!

Many many thanks Jacques !! I will have a good night

My chassis is already primed and painted ,it would be terrible to remake this job.!



Cheers from Normandy
Sylvain

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

Wonder if this is from someone trying to the engine without unbolting the transmission. Probably by some Chevy mechanic who is used to just taking out the drive shaft unbolting the engine mounts and pulling the engine and transmission as a unit.

Cheers Phil

[Harlé Sylvain]

In my truck there was a french flathead but very bad mounted with the french stock water pumps , there are higher than the canadian one , so I thouth that that was the reason why they had to lift the engine hight and twist the crossmember.