While I'm waiting on seals for the rear axle, I decided to pull the steering gearbox both to clear the way to run the new brake line, and also reseal it since it is a ball of grease.

I also plumbed in a temporary fuel tank to the carburetor and got the motor fired up. This allowed me to raise the dump box to get a good look at the hoist mechanism. The front of the cyilinder is greasy, but I'm not sure if that is from the fill cap or the packing.

One thing that has me a little concerned is I found (another) one of the frame crossmembers is broken. I knew the furthest back crossmember was buckled from someone yanking hard on it with a chain, but discovering this one makes me think I should probably take the dump box off and do some proper frame repairs.

Thoughts on how I should repair it?
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1959 Canadian GMC 9600 with a dump box
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