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Wgesnerjr

07-08-2018 01:56 PM

Bed bolts touque

I have looked in both my service manual and the assembly manual with no mention on the torque values for the bed mounting bolts. Anyone know?

The body shop put both my cab and bed on. The cab was not at the 75 ft/lbs the service manual stated. Tightened them up but just want to be sure the bed is done too.

Thanks

mongocanfly

07-08-2018 02:51 PM

Re: Bed bolts touque

new one on me ....I didn't know they had a torque value for bed bolts....I know theres one for all bolt sizes though....but I just tighten the crap outta them...never had a issue

Pontiac1976

07-08-2018 03:44 PM

Re: Bed bolts touque

On the 73-87.com Mike Wheelock with a 83 truck did his Around 55ft pounds cab.
I see how much you compress the rubber you do not want to compress the rubbers to much.
I know when I did my tighten by hand watched the rubbers compress. I drove for a week put a about 3-5ft pounds more TQ on them.
Remember the rubber is part of the damping force if you flatten right out there no damping left any more.

Dead Parrot

07-08-2018 04:24 PM

Re: Bed bolts touque

No clue on numbers. I just tightened mine as much as I could using a 3/4 combo wrench without grunting too much.

Pontiac1976

07-08-2018 04:28 PM

Re: Bed bolts touque

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j...1ovBIKnsuL_eRT

This should help go by bolt size and bolt grade.

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