bed removel

[JCR]

what is the easiest way to remove an old bed off one of these trucks.........?

Try to unbolt them or just go to town with a grinder and cut the mounts and pull the bed off cutting torch????

 

trying to pull the bed off a donor truck .....

my concerns are the time ....need to pull and go

if i attack with a socket or inpact and start to spin the bolts etc

basically what is the quickest way to pull to bed and keep the floor intact

any advise or experience........

 

thanks as always

[DanielC]

Clean the threads of as much dirt as you can, with a wire brush. Spray penetrating oil on the nuts, disconnect every thing else. Fuel tank, hoses, electrical connections between bed and frame. Anything else I forgot.

I prefer to remove the nuts by hand, you have better feel of the nut loosening. If it gets hard to turn, spray more penetrating oil on, above and below the nut, and screw it back on, clean the threads with wire brush more and try to remove the nut again.

[wayno]

Personally I find it easier to just tighten the nuts till they bust/turn off, they are so rusty around here, it's not that difficult. If they were in good shape, follow instructions above in the previous post.

[JCR]

OK so only advice from 2 people

appreciate the advice now another question

how long can i expect it to take to pull the bed off a donor truck frame

????

 

thanks again from all the members

[JCR]

could 2 people lift the bed off the frame ?

how much weight are we talking ?

Heck the whole truck weights 2000 lbs

the bed cant weigh in any more than 100lbs or so right?

[nismo dr]

2000 lbs? Did you add weight? Two people can definitely handle the bed.

[izzo]

my first truck. a 1978 toyota long box. My dad and I pulled it off to replace the in tank fuel pump. I was 16 at the time, we got it on/off with just us two. Kind of heavy, but two adults should be able to do this.

[kaoss]

I have personally moved my bed with two people.

[izzo]

I have personally moved my bed with two people.

 

 

Giggity!

[Project Bandwagon]

i moved the bed by myself with 2 floor creepers ;)

[JCR]

as always thank you all for your help

[79D50]

Grind, tighten, or cut the old bolts and duckbill washers and throw them away. They are garbage. See this link on how to build your own. I did this and it worked fantastic. In fact, I have been toying with producing these for sale. It will cost you roughly $40 in parts if you choose to go stainless, which I did.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

My link

[KC Phirus]

JCR

Our best bet is to just cut it off.

And between us and whoever else is at my house we can pick it up no problem.