Date:         Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:32:37 +0000
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
Comments: To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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Now I'm remembering that the rear ends of the bars served as the pintles for the spare tray hinges so you must remove these bars to remove the tray.  Or maybe not.
Stephen 


     On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:29 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote:
   

 I dropped the spare and removed the tray for access and found that the bars interfered with access to the splined connector from rack to steering linkage. I could not get the rack to drop without doing this and it was only a little more trouble.  Also made for vastly more room to work under the front with that stuff out so seemed well worth it.
Stephen 


     On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:22 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
   

 Mark the left and right before you start.  BTDT


On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Start at the rearmost end of those bars.  I think there's a cotter on each
> or something like that, then twist and wiggle each bar to remove from the
> front anchor point.  Easy to do, two minutes per side.  I had to do this
> when rebuilding my steering rack.
> Stephen
>
>
>      On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 9:06 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>
>
>  I've already salvaged the radiator out of my 82 diesel because it appears
> to have been recently replaced. I got the spare tire carriers out of the
> way with an angle grinder because I couldn't figure out how to get those
> carrier bars clear of the bottom of the radiator, at least without stopping
> to ponder the problem.
>
> But one of these days I will be replacing the radiator in my 83, and of
> course I won't be resorting to an angle grinder to remove the bars. How is
> that normally done?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>