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Old 05-07-2018, 11:28 AM   #7
demian5
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Re: Crossmember rivet removal help

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Originally Posted by cornerstone View Post
Thought I would add another step to making crossmember removal easier for the nextt guy who searches this. I found it difficult to punch out the rivets that were in the lower portion of the inner frame rail. The upper rail was in the way to get a straight shot with the punch. It’s really simple if you cut the top part of the crossmember like so. This is assuming you will not want to save or reuse/sell the factory one, of course.
"I’ve been trying to remove my trailing arm Crossmember to flip the mounts and weld pipe for exhaust to pass through."
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