okay booms off top bushing out pulling slewing cylinders(what a biotch) gonna continue tomorrow, really not enjoying this experience,catching hell from every way possible , need a couple cases and a fishing trip I can see it coming as soon as this truck is finished I am out for a couple of days. Luckily I do have some excellent soldiers helping , just need to getr done time for some r and r 

Wait until you have to put it back in, that's usually tougher for me.  Be careful putting those slewing cylinders back on, got to go on smooth, it sucks when you bang them for 10 minutes, then realize that you're cockeyed and screwed up the seals.

sounds like fun.  seen a r&p taken apert once in stages(in the morning and then when i got back at the end of the day)  sure looked to be a pain in the ass. 

did you find what was causeing the clanging noise and why the slewing problems? 

  dry ice works wonders