What socket do you use to remove square wooden bed nuts????? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

WB72 · 09-18-2002, 10:31 AM

I don't have room to turn a wrench to remove the wooden bed. What socket do you use? and where do you get one????

Protrucks · 09-18-2002, 10:53 AM

I usually use a 12 pt socket that will just fit the square bolt in it. Sometimes you can find one that fits and sometimes not. Other wise you could find one of those sockets (cant think of the name) most hardware stores have them that have the steel rods inside the socket and are one socket fits all. Have never used one but it should work good according to the TV commercials.

palallin · 09-18-2002, 11:18 AM

You could always buy an 8-point socket. I forget the size--I think the nuts are 1/2"--but the larger tool suppliers still carry the 8-points.

>X< · 09-18-2002, 04:27 PM

teh socket that protrucks is talkin about(GATOR GRIP?) well i have one, needed i for something, forgot what, but after a little use or any grease inside of it they go to crap, maybe craftsman will evenually make a good one

Newby 69 GMC · 09-18-2002, 04:45 PM

If you know the size you need Snap-on sells sockets for square nuts they call they double square. They'd be the same as the 8 points that palallin was talking about. Most of the Snap-on trucks here have them in stock. Not that I am a Snap-on maniac or something but at least you know where you can get one.

Trevor

cableguy0 · 09-18-2002, 09:12 PM

what ur lookin for is an inset square drive.i think sears has em

umrebelsfan · 09-18-2002, 11:17 PM

I found a 12pt that fit, can't remember which size. I think the Gator Grips would be too big for some of the nuts because they are in tight spaces.

O'l Buck · 09-19-2002, 01:17 AM

check pawn and antique shops, they made entire socket sets to fit the square nuts back when they were VERY common, like for horsedrawn machinery and the like. They are made of stamped steel, and I've seen them with a hex on one end and a square on the other, and I've seen them for a 3/8 or 1/2" drive ratchet and all sizes of square nuts. My uncle once got a complete set from like 1/4" to 1 1/2" for 3 bucks at a local antique shop.

Fred T · 09-19-2002, 02:03 AM

They're called 8 point sockets. Snap-On & Craftsman both make them. I bought a Craftsman set with about 8 sockets, some 3/8 some 1/2 drive. Cost me $20. I looked at Sears website and couldn't find the set, just individuals.

For the bed and running board bolts a lot of people end up cutting the nut off to get the bolt out.

palallin · 09-19-2002, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by Fred T
For the bed and running board bolts a lot of people end up cutting the nut off to get the bolt out.

Yeah, after I had to drill out three of the eight bed hold-down bolts, I figure that, when the time comes to replace the wood, it'll be easier to knock out the wood and take a bolt-cutter to the bolts. And I have the 8-point sockets anyway . . . .

09-18-2002, 10:31 AM	#1
WB72 Before and After Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Leduc, Alberta CANADA Posts: 632	What socket do you use to remove square wooden bed nuts????? I don't have room to turn a wrench to remove the wooden bed. What socket do you use? and where do you get one???? __________________ Not Grandpa's C-20 anymore... 383 Stroker 425HP, 485Ft/Lbs Lowered 3.5" Front / 5" Rear 66,000 miles. Alberta, CANADA

09-18-2002, 10:53 AM	#2
Protrucks Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kalamazoo MI USA Posts: 161	I usually use a 12 pt socket that will just fit the square bolt in it. Sometimes you can find one that fits and sometimes not. Other wise you could find one of those sockets (cant think of the name) most hardware stores have them that have the steel rods inside the socket and are one socket fits all. Have never used one but it should work good according to the TV commercials. __________________ 1967 Chevy 1/2 SWB (under construction) 1968 GMC (propane-under construction) 1969 GMC Flatbed (propane) 1970 3/4 LWB (propane) 1970 Stepside 402 (gasoline) 1971 GMC Burb

09-18-2002, 11:18 AM	#3
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,238	You could always buy an 8-point socket. I forget the size--I think the nuts are 1/2"--but the larger tool suppliers still carry the 8-points. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

09-18-2002, 04:27 PM	#4
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	teh socket that protrucks is talkin about(GATOR GRIP?) well i have one, needed i for something, forgot what, but after a little use or any grease inside of it they go to crap, maybe craftsman will evenually make a good one __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

09-18-2002, 04:45 PM	#5
Newby 69 GMC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Oshawa, ON, CAN Posts: 40	Snap-on Socket If you know the size you need Snap-on sells sockets for square nuts they call they double square. They'd be the same as the 8 points that palallin was talking about. Most of the Snap-on trucks here have them in stock. Not that I am a Snap-on maniac or something but at least you know where you can get one. Trevor __________________ Newby 69 GMC Also own 88 4X4 Toyota P/U 01 Toyota RAV 4

09-18-2002, 09:12 PM	#6
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,948	what ur lookin for is an inset square drive.i think sears has em __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

09-18-2002, 11:17 PM	#7
umrebelsfan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford, MS USA Posts: 123	I found a 12pt that fit, can't remember which size. I think the Gator Grips would be too big for some of the nuts because they are in tight spaces. __________________ 67 Short Step 250

09-19-2002, 01:17 AM	#8
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	check pawn and antique shops, they made entire socket sets to fit the square nuts back when they were VERY common, like for horsedrawn machinery and the like. They are made of stamped steel, and I've seen them with a hex on one end and a square on the other, and I've seen them for a 3/8 or 1/2" drive ratchet and all sizes of square nuts. My uncle once got a complete set from like 1/4" to 1 1/2" for 3 bucks at a local antique shop. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

09-19-2002, 02:03 AM	#9
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	They're called 8 point sockets. Snap-On & Craftsman both make them. I bought a Craftsman set with about 8 sockets, some 3/8 some 1/2 drive. Cost me $20. I looked at Sears website and couldn't find the set, just individuals. For the bed and running board bolts a lot of people end up cutting the nut off to get the bolt out. __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

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