dcshoo4

I just removed the rh up pipe on an f550 boom truck today using "coolcat390's" method, and it went very smooth. I found myself in the same boat (with a truck that weighs 19500 lbs.) Lifting it was not an option. A huge pto to run the boom, had hoses and wire harnesses all over it. So pulling the trans on my back didn't sound like much fun. I pulled the cab bolts, cac tubes, and battery cables. Lifted the cab just high enough to get a pair of 4x4 blocks of wood under the core support and removed the trans dipstick tube. This provided ample room to remove the down pipe through the top. The top up pipe bolts all broke loose, and the lowers came out nicely as well. the up pipe slid out the bottom with out having to remove the inner fender well. This is a great short cut if the situation is right. I highly recommend using it to save a lot of time and headaches. Thanks for the short cut "coolcat390"