[Madmax]

I'd like to remove the cab and tray so i can tidy up the chassis on a 92 Maruti. Is there much involved in doing this? I have a gantry trolley hoist that may be high enough to lift the cab

[4x4xzook]

sounds like you have all the right tools/gear. might not even need a hoist.
I lifted a lj81 cabin off with a friend, we took the doors and bonnet off to make it lighter.

Tray is easy to remove, couple of bolts think 6 from memory, and disconnect rear lights wiring loom.

the cabin is much the same, make sure everything is disconnected, including all switches and wiring from your firewall.
clutch cable, speedo, pedals, steering etc

with the right tools should take you few hours.

anyways enough jabber. Pics!!

[AckerDackerly]

To add to 4x4zook, you also need to disconnect the brake lines from the master cylinder making sure to disconnect any bracketry that holds the brake lines to the firewall as they go down to the frame.

There are two attachments in front of the radiator on the frame and two attachments in front of the rear wheel wells. Soak the nuts thoroughly with a pentrant and let them sit a while before breaking them loose with a socket and a handle extension (I use a length of stout pipe...) I snapped the upward-facing front bolts off as - oddly - they are more exposed to moisture than the rear bolts, which hang down.

I hope that this helps!

[Gwagensteve]

I have never disconnected the brake system to fit a body lift. Disconnecting the clamp from the inner guard has always been enough.

[AckerDackerly]

Gwagensteve wrote:

I have never disconnected the brake system to fit a body lift. Disconnecting the clamp from the inner guard has always been enough.

Original Poster said:

I'd like to remove the cab and tray so i can tidy up the chassis on a 92 Maruti. Is there much involved in doing this? I have a gantry trolley hoist that may be high enough to lift the cab.

Yes, disconnecting the brake lines can be a giant PITA. However, if one is "tiding up the chassis" by lifting the body with a trolly hoist, this suggests a little more than popping off the brake line spring clamps (which will probably not actually do anything to help) and raising the body a few inches.

Whether you break the brake lines at the Master Cylinder or at the six-way joint on the inside face of the chassis (page 19-2 on the '88 samurai FSM), the brake lines must be disconnected to lift the body completely (or slightly) off the chassis. I cannot imagine that a Maruti Gypsy is that much different from a Sierra/Samurai(WT)/SJ410(NT) when it comes to the physical brakeline layout...


Again, I hope that this helps!

[Gwagensteve]

My bad- the op has also been discussing body lifts afaik. Got confused.