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Old 04-17-2014, 11:48 PM   #1
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cant locate bed to frame ground

Found and changed all my grounds except the bed to frame one. Saw some pics on here that said it was behind the passenger tire. I have a long bed so is it still behind the tire. Any pics??
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Old 04-17-2014, 11:59 PM   #2
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Re: cant locate bed to frame ground

What year is your truck? My 69 never had one. When I restored it I ran the ground from the rear cross member to the right frame rail. As a side note, my tail lights weren't working properly in the mid-70s, and the dealer immediately, without looking, told me to run a ground wire from bed to frame.
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Old 04-18-2014, 12:03 AM   #3
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Re: cant locate bed to frame ground

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What year is your truck? My 69 never had one. When I restored it I ran the ground from the rear cross member to the right frame rail. As a side note, my tail lights weren't working properly in the mid-70s, and the dealer immediately, without looking, told me to run a ground wire from bed to frame.
71. I'm gonna just do that. Thanks!!!
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Old 04-18-2014, 12:04 AM   #4
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Re: cant locate bed to frame ground

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Found and changed all my grounds except the bed to frame one. Saw some pics on here that said it was behind the passenger tire. I have a long bed so is it still behind the tire. Any pics??
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That's correct. There should be a bolt on the rail.
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Old 04-18-2014, 12:06 AM   #5
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Re: cant locate bed to frame ground

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That's correct. There should be a bolt on the rail.
I'll look again but I'll just add one if I cant find it.
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Old 04-18-2014, 12:08 AM   #6
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Re: cant locate bed to frame ground

Here's a picture of what I did. Not sure it's exactly right.
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Re: cant locate bed to frame ground

Just ensure it is clean of paint/rust etc.. where it bolts up.
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Old 04-18-2014, 12:13 AM   #8
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Just ensure it is clean of paint/rust etc.. where it bolts up.
And, use a toothed (or whatever they're called) lock washer to cut through any rust that forms to maintain contact with bare metal.
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Old 04-18-2014, 12:12 AM   #9
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Here's a picture of what I did. Not sure it's exactly right.
looks good!!!!
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Re: cant locate bed to frame ground

Yep, you want good bare contact to the frame itself.
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Old 04-18-2014, 07:46 AM   #11
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Re: cant locate bed to frame ground

Just dealt with this yesterday , wood bed floor , lights not working , made a good ground and presto , fixed
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