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6.
REMOVE SIX NUTS (22), SIX WASHERS (23), SIX CAPSCREWS (24), AND SIX WASHERS (25)
FROM SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER (26).
7.
8.
9.
REMOVE EIGHT NUTS (27), EIGHT WASHERS (28), EIGHT CAPSCREWS (29), AND EIGHT
WASHERS (30) FROM MIDSHIPS ALLIGATOR CROSSMEMBER (31).
INSTALL HYDRAULIC SPREADER AT ANGLE GOING FROM INSIDE LOWER CORNER OF LEFT
FRAME RAIL (32) TO INSIDE UPPER CORNER OF RIGHT FRAME RAIL (33).
NOTE
It may be necessary to further loosen nuts loosened in step 5 if frame rails will
not spread far enough apart to allow removal of midships alligator crossmember.
SLOWLY SPREAD TWO FRAME RAILS (32 AND 33) ENOUGH TO ALLOW MIDSHIPS ALLIGATOR
CROSSMEMBER (31) TO BE TILTED AT ANGLE OPPOSITE OF HYDRAULIC SPREADER.
10.
11.
C A U T I O N
To prevent possible damage to frame rails, spread frame rails only enough to
allow removal of midships alligator crossmember.
CONTINUE TO SPREAD TWO FRAME RAILS (32 AND 33) UNTIL MIDSHIPS ALLIGATOR
CROSSMEMBER (31) CAN BE REMOVED.
REMOVE MIDSHIPS ALLIGATOR CROSSMEMBER (31).
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