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84blaze · 07-15-2015, 12:46 AM

Swapped the 17's over to my red ext cab and managed to easily remove the bed after work today.

I had to pound a 12pt 5/8 socket over the locking lugs to get them out. The PO misplaced the key somewhere along the way.

It took no time to get them off. Maybe 5 mins. The hardest part was getting the locking nut out of the socket haha

No damage to the socket:

I started by removing the tailgate and roll pan

The cross strapped the bed with ratchet straps and used my engine hoist to remove the bed

After it was off I got the pressure washer out and gave the frame and engine bay a good bath.

Then I strapped the bed against the neighbours tree and fence so I could still use my drive way.

07-15-2015, 12:46 AM	#9
84blaze Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 298	Re: Project: Patina (1949 Chevrolet 1434) Swapped the 17's over to my red ext cab and managed to easily remove the bed after work today. I had to pound a 12pt 5/8 socket over the locking lugs to get them out. The PO misplaced the key somewhere along the way. It took no time to get them off. Maybe 5 mins. The hardest part was getting the locking nut out of the socket haha No damage to the socket: I started by removing the tailgate and roll pan The cross strapped the bed with ratchet straps and used my engine hoist to remove the bed After it was off I got the pressure washer out and gave the frame and engine bay a good bath. Then I strapped the bed against the neighbours tree and fence so I could still use my drive way.