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Old 09-19-2014, 03:02 PM   #1
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bed fasteners....

Hey guys, just starting to replace my smashed bed side and I was wondering if anyone had changed their fasteners. I feel like the old carriage bolts arent cutting it. If the het a little rusty (which they usually do in a bed) they either spin in tje holes or snap. I was considering round head allens, and im not even apposed to hex bolts. Maybe there are slme bold head covers to retain the rounded head look, without the headache of carriage bolts??
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Old 09-19-2014, 08:01 PM   #2
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Re: bed fasteners....

i have the same problem i had to cut the heads off the old ones to get them out they kept spinning , so i started looking on http://www.fastenal.com/web/home for some 3/8-16
pan head or oval head screws that would kind of blend in , i think as long as they are all the same and uniform it dose not matter which type,
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Old 09-19-2014, 08:49 PM   #3
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Re: bed fasteners....

I go down to my local fastener company and buy new stainless steel carriage bolts and bolt down the bed
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Old 09-20-2014, 07:02 AM   #4
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Re: bed fasteners....

true but the issue is here (I am guessing) is that once they spin in the hole, the hole oversizes and you can not get them to tighten down, that is why i am going with some kind of a head so i can grab them
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Old 09-20-2014, 02:03 PM   #5
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Re: bed fasteners....

try to outthink the bolts and tighten them up without having them turn
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Old 09-21-2014, 01:37 PM   #6
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Re: bed fasteners....

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try to outthink the bolts and tighten them up without having them turn
are you being serious???? i guess you do a tach weld on the head if you wanted to get creative, i will just go with new screws
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Old 09-21-2014, 03:01 PM   #7
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Re: bed fasteners....

me I just install the carriage bolts then turn the nuts on till I have exposed threads then grasp firmly the exp[ossed threads with channel locks and tighten up the nuts
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