Now we (I) are going to drop the Axle Beam. I started by draining the supply brake lines, since someone ran them through the middle of the beams. Wonder who that was????? I think I can do better this time.
There, all drained and out of the way. Looks like this area could use some POR15!!
Here you can see that someone was thinking ahead. Plenty of fuel line, this will insure that I can move the tank around without having to disconnect the fuel lines. I ran most all the gas out anyway, so it should be light.
As you can see in this picture, there is not much room in here to get at the bolt on top. I thought I might be able to reach them without disturbing the fuel tank, but, it is just not worth it.
Another thing to remember under here is the steering coupler. I removed the two 14mm bolts that hold the steering box to the column.
Now on to the fuel tank. The tank is held in place with four 13mm bolts and washers as indicated with the arrows.
With the extra fuel line, I could just prop the tank up on the rear lip. I also put some bungies on it to make sure it did not whack me in the head.
See how much easier it is to reach these two bolts with the tank out of the way. I think these are 17mm.
With the two bolts removed out of the coupler, it is ready to separate.
Almost there, here are the four 19mm bolts that hold the axle beam to the chassis. Who ran that brake supply line like that???? Sheez!!!
I place my jack under the beam to help hold it in place while I removed the bolts.
Shazaam!!!
Want to see a naked picture of my........frame horn??? LOL
Here is a link to a page that shows how to do the adjuster install. I take no credit for this page as it was done by Chris. Thanks Chris!!
http://speedster.chriskate.net/frontbeam.html