Get your tub all lined up accurately first. Put cross braces all over it;
essentially build a cage within it. The various pieces of the tub provide
support, if you start taking it apart, it will be tough to get it lined up
again. A lot of it depends on how bad your tub is....
It is really easier to do the major work sitting on the frame then pull it off
to do the frame once the tub is done.
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> We all know that the TD's tub doesn't weigh much but the 60-year-old
> unit also not a rigid structure. And my tub requires a couple of
> timber replacements. I'm at the point of lifting the tub and I'd like
> to share an idea.
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> My car's tub timbers still need some repairs so the tub is not as
> strong as a healthy unit. Instead of lifting with ropes around the
> tub, I believe that I will fit angle iron strips below the inner four
> mount points, lifting the tub gently and just enough to fit the angle
> iron under the metal body structure. I can then bolt the tub to the
> angle iron and lift the tub from four ropes attached to the angle
> iron. Doing so should avoid flexing the tub unnecessarily. Perhaps
> I'll also place a stiffener across each door opening, near the top,
> just to avoid undue flex on the sills. I have a hoist in the garage so
> I can lift the tub easily and safely after all that.
>
> I encourage and appreciate any comments that you might have to offer.
Thanks.
>
> -rick
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