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    Alternative for Sh*tty Ebay Tow Mirrors

    Bummer. I might stick with the stock mirrors then :(
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    Alternative for Sh*tty Ebay Tow Mirrors

    Do you have the Trail Ridge mirrors? Do they shake?
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    C3500 front spring reinstallation

    My GM service manual specifically describes how to use the LCA to compress the spring without any compressor, but it does it with the spindle already bolted up. If you did it this way, it would compress the spring straight. It doesn't say anything about using a chain to bind the spring because...
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    C3500 front spring reinstallation

    OK I got one spring in. It is not a fun job. GM definitely designed the front end to be put back together their way. I just don't feel comfortable doing that, and it wouldn't have gone in anyway with my control arms. It took me an hour to get each arm in. I tried every angle, one side first...
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    C3500 front spring reinstallation

    The tool arrived. It's made in Taiwan and in a blow molded case. Looks identical to the OTC, even has the same pictures on the label and lists a Ford part number on it. I trust Taiwanese made stuff. Saying that, the threaded rod has some seriously large flats machined down each side. I don't...
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    C3500 front spring reinstallation

    Man I had to read it about 10 times to believe it. Coil Spring Replacement Remove or Disconnect 1. Tire and wheel assembly 2. Shock absorber 3. Stabilizer shaft from LCA Raise the jack to remove tension on the LCA pivot bolts Secure the spring wtih a chain through the spring and LCA 4. Pivot...
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    C3500 front spring reinstallation

    I checked the manual and it says reattach the spindle, then jack the LCA up into the frame. That method has always seemed super sketchy to me, and it's a non starter on this one anyway because those arms just don't want to go into the frame. I have no idea how people guide the arms back into the...
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    C3500 front spring reinstallation

    I'm doing a front end job on my '00 C3500. I think the last guy bent the lower control arms a little in the press as they were a real pain to get out of and back into the frame pockets. I finally got them back in. Now I need to get the springs in. With all of my cars, I can sit the spring in...
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    Aussie GMC C3500

    OK.. for the next guy who comes along: I have found 4 modules made by Impart. Central Locking (CL) and GMC Engine Monitor (EM) behind the glove box. Combi Flasher (CF) and Reserve Battery Controller (RBC) in the box added behind the passenger battery. There was originally a third battery...
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    Aussie GMC C3500

    Was that after someone pulled the ambulance extension out though?
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    Aussie GMC C3500

    I had a good look at the chassis stretch job they did. It's actually really solid. Almost complete coverage over the whole joint with two formed pieces of plate. Each one covers a whole flange and about 40% of the vertical web. It goes from well in front of the front joint to well behind the...
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    Aussie GMC C3500

    Hey let me know if you come across a short bed. I've got a mate who has a short bed truck but the last owner put a shocking tray on it. Yukon didn't have anything so we tried the guy in Somerville. He wanted $1500 for a seriously banged up bed. I was less than impressed.
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    Aussie GMC C3500

    Probably no plans for the cab itself anymore. I'll be pulling the back window out to replace this awful contraption, and might change the doors over onto the regular cab. I'd already added another pair of sockets for the wiper transmissions and moved the steering, brake and wiring holes from...
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    Aussie GMC C3500

    I've still got the second alt but it was just charging the second battery which never seemed to be connected. The one it was starting off was basically dead when I got it. I swapped and it struggled to start with the second. Hopefully that battery is ok. I'm buying a new one and wiring it to run...
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    Aussie GMC C3500

    I've started pulling some of the extra wiring under the hood out. It looks like somebody has been playing with it since it was an ambulance. Do you know what the deal is with the central locking module? I've found four little modules so far made by a place in Sydney. Reserve battery controller...
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