I just did the job for the late '49 this past weekend. What I did was to use a floor jack with a couple of 2 foot 2x6's stacked on top to slightly lift the body of the cab up from the frame...only about an inch or so. I then removed the entire bracket, cleaned, then lined the inside of the bracket with silicone caulk to protect the rubber parts in the future from dry rot-water infiltration.
The top two bolts are tricky with the seat and gas tank in the truck as mine were but it can be done. I held the upper bracket in place with a tapered punch in one hole and started a bolt in the other. Once the two upper bolts were in I found I had to lift the cab one or two more inches to help allign the frame bolts. If you're in no hurry the job's a breeze.
Replace your front cab mounts as well, you'll be shocked at how well the truck rides!
~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
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