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Okay, I've disconnected the Mack F cabs from the trailers, and removed the screw from the base of the frame at the rear of the cab. Yet I can not figure out how to release the parts. There are so many small detail parts, I don't want to place undue pressure and break them off. I'm planning on stripping, priming, and repainting cab, then substituting a dual steer DCP frame. The platform will be reconfigured to hold a crane from a Norscot (1/50th scale) CAT Service truck
Has anyone taken one of these apart, and if so, could you please give me some tips. I'm stumped.
Chuck
MACK F with Monitor:
1. Remove both bottom screws.
2. With pliers, gently pull outward both side stabilizer housings.Once free, mounting pins will be visible.
3. With small screwdriver or metal pumch, punch out cab through forward screw hole from bottom (cab is glued into socket). This should free cab, and it can be "wiggled" off frame.
4. With 3/64ths drill, drill out the two platform mounts from the bottom of the frame (visible as round bumps on bottom near rear of platform).
5. Spread out stabilizer housings with wedges (each has two pins that fit into frame sides). Platform should come free at this point.
6. With pliers, pull interior from cab from bottom using the two rails as a grip point.
Other Mack F Cab:
About same methods, only pump/generator platform pulls off after cab is removed.
Remove detail parts with awl or drill bit from interior. Cab can be repainted at this point.
Both cabs will fit on a DCP frame with very slight modifications (cut appoximately 3/8 to 1/2" from front). Or Code 3 frame can be cut, and different rear section (rescue, pumper, ladder) can be spliced.
