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I wanted to add a photo of an upcoming project for restoration. Any guesses as to what it is?
Looks like a hand-crank klaxon (uh-ooga horn).
Thanks Tim, close on the guess.
The best way (IMHO): Cut out the rusted portion of the crack, fashion a backer plate of the same of heavier gauge steel, that is at least 2" beyond the area you cut out - weld in place. Carefull with cutting, sanding, welding around CARC......Taking out the seats yesterday we have a cracked floor. Here is a picture, thoughts on a fix?
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Short day as I don't normally like working on Sunday aside from cleaning cars etc. changed out the original wiper arms , new blades, and got the glow plugs changed. The plugs were not swollen but we were getting hard starts etc. and looked like the original plugs. We also cleaned the wire connectors and blew them out with compressed air. Started cleanly first time. Took the time to show my son all the fluid checks and what to look for. Took off the windshield washer tank, cleaned it and replaced fluids with washer good through -20. While. Taking out the seats yesterday we have a cracked floor. Here is a picture, thoughts on a fix?
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Do you need me to send some WD40
or the likes down your way? I would have used a small propane torch and heated the nut underneath. But it is broken now. Do you have access to a torch? And if you have the nut broken off what is holding the bolt in the floor? You need to put a huge fender flat washer underneath the truck to spread out the stress on that area of the floor. Brush it with some new seize and under coat it after you install it. It will last for years. That is a common stress crack that I see on many M1009 front floors. It does the same thing on the back floor where the rear seat is mounted to the floor at the seat hinge. Same fix just put a big fender washer and drill and pop a few rivets around it. or tack weld helps release the tension on the same spot. That comes from years of rough riding and large men and women riding in it and slamming the seats back and forth. 250 + pounds has a lot of leverage at the height on a thin piece of sheet metal. Like overloading anything. Something has to give. Good Luck. Easy fix don't sweat it.
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