Crossmember replacement!!

[Tlee94sbc350]

Is anyone familiar with replacing the crossmember right behind the bed of a 1994 stepside 4x4 between the frames? It's the one right over the back half of the gas tank. Amidst sandblasting and cleaning the frame for paint I found a hole in the passenger side and need to replace it asap.

 

[ddaxe]

Is anyone familiar with replacing the crossmember right behind the bed of a 1994 stepside 4x4 between the frames? It's the one right over the back half of the gas tank. Amidst sandblasting and cleaning the frame for paint I found a hole in the passenger side and need to replace it asap.

oh.. I thought you meant the box crosser in your message.. to change that out.. you can grind the rivets down.. and use a punch to drive them out.. but you will have to unhook the gas tank.. and support it on a jack or something .. it's not too difficult


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[Tech-GeeK1500]

Like ddaxe said they're pretty easy, just air chisel our carefully grind the rivet heads off and punch them out and the cross member will be free to remove. I know you're cleaning your whole frame so I assume your gas tank has already been dropped. It's the best time to really be thorough, can't wait to see how it comes out.

 

[ddaxe]

you will have to bolt in the replacement... I replaced both tank member and the the rear X one...


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[Tlee94sbc350]

Like ddaxe said they're pretty easy, just air chisel our carefully grind the rivet heads off and punch them out and the cross member will be free to remove. I know you're cleaning your whole frame so I assume your gas tank has already been dropped. It's the best time to really be thorough, can't wait to see how it comes out.

Where can get a replacement

 

[Tech-GeeK1500]

I'd guess either a salvage yard or you could fabricate your own if you're handy in that regard. I'm not sure if places like LMC truck would have them.

 

[Tlee94sbc350]

Man I've tried 5 different junk yards and Craigslist. Anyone know if I could just weld it back up?

 

[ddaxe]

certainly.. cut out the bad.. and replace with new... and it doesn't have to be pretty.. as no one will see it anyhow...


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[Tlee94sbc350]

You guys are great for information

 

[Brad Dunbar]

I grenaded my steady bearing in my 1993 2500hd and that crossmember put a hole in the box lol but ya its fairly simple I took the bed off and took real heavy angle iron and knotched it out on either end an I do believe there 45 inches apart so weld that and boxed in the tank as well lil crude but it held for 5 years