Went at the Murray this morning about 9am and was done about 3pm, no lunch. Also I have pics, but left the camera at the shop, so I'll get them posted tomorrow. Note: My coach is an early 77 PB so it has thin pads. I was replacing them with thick pads, so those with thick pads originally may have less problems with getting the body to clear the frame. Main highlights -Jackup coach to get the weight off the suspension. - I had two stands on the front crossmember and one behind each of the back wheels. Release the air pressure in the rear suspension. This gets rid of the upward force of the frame against the body. - This simple concept was not emphasized in any of the instructions I had read. Without removing the suspension's upward force, the frame will follow the body upward and you will never get anywhere. - I previously had the 4 hold-downs loosened so no time was spent there today. Looking back I would do what John Shotwell did, rather than fight with floor bolts. That said, I did get them all off but one. - You need to get the U straps off the bolts. The bolt holes in the strap are barely large enough for the 7/16" bolt. Once I got them off using brute force and ingnorance, I drilled out the holes to 31/64" which made the re-installation much easier. - I could not get the 2 large rear bolts loose, so I loosened the 4 small bolts around them that hold the mounting plate. - Don't forget to remove your Ragusa step if you have one. - Also check the clearance around the blackwater dump outlet. The blackwater tank is suspended to the body, so when you raise the body, you will raise the blackwater tank. The outlet goes through the frame, so you may need to address this. - I also loosen the mount for my mercerator which was attached to the frame. After I was done with the pad installation I remounted the mercerator to the body. Pics to come. -Using a small bottle jack, I started at the rear passenger side and worked my way forward. With the suspension hanging from the frame, the body separated fairly easily and I made quick progress with installing the new pads. I applied glue to the top side of each pad. - I did not use the screws that came with the kit as they appeared to be drywall screws to me. Instead I used Robertson drive self drilling 10-32 screws.. - I left the stacked pads between the wheels till the last. When I discovered where they were located, I knew this was not going to be fun. With the thick pads in place front and back, the original thin pads there were easy to remove with my fingers. I found my small 4 ton bottle jack's ram would just fit ahead of the blackwater tank and bear against the body frame member. - I also noted that the subframe the pad sits on is only the thickness of the frame lower (about 1/8"). I could see there was no way I was going to get both pads in there, and the thickness of the second thin pad to stack there was about 3 times thicker than needed so I only installed one thick pad there. Working carefully I was able to work the thick pad into each side. I could see the pad compress as I released the bottle jack so I knew I was OK without the second pad on top. - Since I was changing from thin to thick pads, the floor U straps would not pulll up against the floor, so I put a large thick flat washer on first followed by a nut to take up this space. I then re-installed the u-strap with its new pad. - The rear plate was now raised about 1/8" above its frame mount. I carefully tightened two opposite bolts and found the plate pulled downed with no effort so I tighten all the rear bolts. My blackwater tank was replaced about 3 years ago using a tank with rubber seals around the inlet pipes. The pipes go about 1/2 way into the tank so I let the back bolts of the tank bracket down about 3/16" to give me some clearance around the tank's dump outlet. I then remounted my mercerator pump so that it was fastened to the body frame. And most important of all, if you don't want to get covered in wet black rust paint, don't let your wife start painting the frame before you get the whole job done! :lol: I'll post pic tomorrow. -- Bruce Hislop, S. Ontario Canada