โAug-31-2014 01:05 PM
โSep-06-2014 08:26 AM
jimh425 wrote:
I'm not sure why there is an assumption that a different feel means bad. .......
โSep-06-2014 08:16 AM
โSep-06-2014 08:03 AM
silversand wrote:
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As Travelnuts elaborates, there is no intuition involved in the design and engineering of today's vehicles (or satellites, or space shuttle, or nuclear power plants, or aircraft, etc) , so the same level of engineering, technology and procedure absolutely has to go into a structural repair -- guess-work and pure "experience" with no substantial technical connection to the vehicle manufacturer will have nothing to do with a successful vehicle frame repair or structural repair on a building or an aircraft or subway car or ship; only engineering and a detailed procedural write-up {like Ford and GM have} followed absolutely to the letter by a repair venue, will work. Anything else: and you are playing with your life.
Good luck,
S-
โSep-06-2014 03:24 AM
โSep-05-2014 10:12 PM
Raften wrote:bka0721 wrote:Raften wrote:And all this was done without pictures?
Repair is done, time will tell how well it holds up. One thing is for sure, I will be doing a creeper roll around under the truck often from now on. As would be expected, the truck has a different driving feel going down the road unloaded. Tomorrow I will move my boat and TC 130 miles so should get a feel for loaded driving. Thanks for all the interest and advise.
This tough group of TC posters let an OP go without ever posting a pic?
Well, then I say it never happened and it was just a really good story.
With a happy ending, as all good tales end in.
b
Yep, just a good story to help pass the time, smiles all around. But wait, my bank balance seems to have gone down.
I could email someone my pictures and they can post them. I can't figure out how to get them to post from a iPhone .
โSep-05-2014 09:16 PM
bka0721 wrote:Raften wrote:And all this was done without pictures?
Repair is done, time will tell how well it holds up. One thing is for sure, I will be doing a creeper roll around under the truck often from now on. As would be expected, the truck has a different driving feel going down the road unloaded. Tomorrow I will move my boat and TC 130 miles so should get a feel for loaded driving. Thanks for all the interest and advise.
This tough group of TC posters let an OP go without ever posting a pic?
Well, then I say it never happened and it was just a really good story.
With a happy ending, as all good tales end in.
b
โSep-05-2014 07:58 PM
Raften wrote:And all this was done without pictures?
Repair is done, time will tell how well it holds up. One thing is for sure, I will be doing a creeper roll around under the truck often from now on. As would be expected, the truck has a different driving feel going down the road unloaded. Tomorrow I will move my boat and TC 130 miles so should get a feel for loaded driving. Thanks for all the interest and advise.
โSep-05-2014 07:34 PM
BlueCoyote wrote:
From the Blue Oval factory:
https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/non-html/Q18.pdf
โSep-05-2014 06:16 PM
โSep-05-2014 10:37 AM
โSep-04-2014 09:02 PM
โSep-04-2014 08:35 PM
54suds wrote:
properly done it disperses & spreads the stress over a larger area
Ticki2 did you fix that dent ????
โSep-04-2014 06:23 PM
โSep-04-2014 05:42 PM
travelnutz wrote:
of the same metal thickness that closes the "C" into a box can be a real help as long as the added metal doesn't end abruptly but rather tapers away and doesn't occur at a high stress area.
โSep-04-2014 05:21 PM