I remember seeing someone had done the 'allowed' warranty breakdown time for the dealers to use when replacing an engine (believe this was in the 5.0 oil consumption thread) and there was a note about "time to replace cab"
What, exactly, is that referring to? SURELY they don't take the cab of the truck off, do they?

 

Yep, I haven't seen it done but that is the most efficient way I have heard. My manager has a 2012 Ram that had cam and lifters replaced at 120K (has almost 250K now) and they lifted the cab off his too. No ill effects to my knowledge.

 

Removing a cab is usually pretty easy if you have the jig and crane to lift it. We used to remove the cabs on our Kenworths and Western Stars to install top mount transmission PTOs. Ram Sprinters require cab removal to replace a turbo on the diesel trucks. It is fairly common practice these days.

 

Toyota does this also on the tacomas and tundras.
Navigator and such too.

 

I was talking to a master tech about this a few months ago. Depending on some jobs, cab removal is the quickest and most efficient way of conducting some repairs. When all the 2021 Powerboost batteries die in 7 to 10 years from now and the electrical needs to be reworked, I expect it will be a more common practice.

 

I work at a dealership and see this done all the time when I'm walking through the shop.

 

Its pretty much some body mounts and some bulk wire connectors. I guess you can unbolt the brake booster to keep the brakes sealed. I bet they can lift a cab in 2 hours tops.

 

It means just what it says. 10 bolts and a few connectors and they can remove the cab from the truck. Tech said it was much easier to do with the cab off the truck, and I can see why. Soooo much easier to get to everything. This is my truck getting the engine replaced under warranty.

 

Despite the horrific thought, cab removal isn’t a big deal when done with proper equipment. You’re typically looking at a few body mounts, electrical connectors, and maybe some brake connections. I’ve seen cabs go on in truck plants in less than 15 minutes. In the context of consumer vehicles, add a little extra time for supplemental connections. Obviously slower going the other way.

 

When my 2018 SCrew XLT had the 5.0 engine replaced for the oil consumption, my mechanic told me that they didn't lift the cab for the replacement.

So, I think it's up to the mechanic as to whether they want to do it or not.

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