Hi all, sorry it's been a while since I posted, but now starting to think I need to get my finger out welding up the van as we go on holiday in her at June !
I have studied all the threads on the forum where the front crossmember and the top hat above it have been replaced, but can't find any mention of how to get the tubes through the holes, or conversely how to slide the new members over the tubes !
The problem I have, is that our van is often started up and run up and down the drive, to get things like the bins and my bike out, so removing the wiring and gearchange tube would be a problem if it took long. It seems that everyone doing this, has their van fully out of commission and thus not a problem. Is there an 'easy' way of doing this, and can the tubes be removed intact, or do I have to destroy them in the process ? I have bought a new heater tube, and am half way through cutting the old one out.
Any comments, and/or photos of 'how to' gratefully received.
Cheers, ivor.
I have studied all the threads on the forum where the front crossmember and the top hat above it have been replaced, but can't find any mention of how to get the tubes through the holes, or conversely how to slide the new members over the tubes !
The problem I have, is that our van is often started up and run up and down the drive, to get things like the bins and my bike out, so removing the wiring and gearchange tube would be a problem if it took long. It seems that everyone doing this, has their van fully out of commission and thus not a problem. Is there an 'easy' way of doing this, and can the tubes be removed intact, or do I have to destroy them in the process ? I have bought a new heater tube, and am half way through cutting the old one out.
Any comments, and/or photos of 'how to' gratefully received.
Cheers, ivor.