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Cab mounts on a pete 379

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Chuy772, Mar 14, 2013.

  1. Mar 14, 2013 #1
    Chuy772

    Chuy772 Bobtail Member

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    I am trying to find out where and how are the cab mounts to replace?
     
    Chuy772, Mar 14, 2013
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  3. Mar 18, 2013 #2
    j-bo

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    Cab bushings are on both front corners of the cab. One bolt through the bottom holds them in and a small 2 ton bottle jack with some.crib blocks make it quick work...
     
    j-bo, Mar 18, 2013
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  4. Mar 18, 2013 #3
    Superhauler

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    hope they are not as hard to change like they where on my 06 kw. lots of cussing and skinned knuckles!
     
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  5. Mar 24, 2013 #4
    Chuy772

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    I don't have much room to put a bottle jack in to lift the cab. Is there any certain point to that makes it easy to lift the cab to replace the bushing? The passager side looks like it will be easy because there is not any wires and air hoses running right by the bushing. If you all have any ideas to make this easier please tell me. thanks again.
     
    Chuy772, Mar 24, 2013
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  7. Mar 24, 2013 #5
    morehp

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    If you have a long porta power you can jack from the ground up, or make do with long bit of wood, where there is a will there is a way.
     
    morehp, Mar 24, 2013
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  8. Mar 24, 2013 #6
    Chuy772

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    I did think about that maybe using a 4x4 cut to fit. But the other question is there a safe spot to do so with out putting any holes in the bottom of my cab
     
    Chuy772, Mar 24, 2013
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  9. Mar 24, 2013 #7
    morehp

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    Any thing that looks solid , outer edge ect bottom of hood guide,
     
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  10. Mar 24, 2013 #8
    highside

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    I may be remembering incorrectly, but I swear I used a long pry bar between the cab and where it mounts to pry up and swap out the bushings when I did my old truck years ago.
     
    highside, Mar 24, 2013
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  11. Mar 24, 2013 #9
    Chuy772

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    I was thinking about doing the same thing by using a folk-rum and a second set of hands. My truck is a 96 and I dont think that they have ever been replaced.
     
    Chuy772, Mar 24, 2013
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  12. Mar 28, 2013 #10
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    Erie Peterbilt did mine 300.00 parts and labor 3 yrs ago took about 2hrs with me in the way asking questions.
     
    bubbanbrenda, Mar 28, 2013
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