bed tear down.. pointers? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

tim21391 · 03-11-2010, 07:27 PM

well im about to disassemble a bed i bought so i can use the floor since mine is shot along with the cross members.. plan is to take it out of the other bed.. sand blast it.. undercoat the bottom and prime the top side.. and then put it on my sides on my truck.. any tricky things in doing this.. i know its all bolts and nuts and a small stich welds in the back.. but other then that is that all i need to know about taking apart and does it basically square back up when i put it back together since its a original steel floor??

Hottrucks · 03-11-2010, 07:46 PM

unless its super clean alot of guys are saying to tighten the floor bolts till they break off because they will spin when you goto take them out.....use alot of caution pulling the wheel well bolt that go in the side of your bed mine came out pretty good but I sprayed them for about a week with PB blaster

JimKshortstep4x4 · 03-11-2010, 08:25 PM

The beds that we have worked on square up but I do check them with a carpenter's square. It is important that the areas of the sides that are adjacent to the tailgate are square. One bedside will have to be removed to get the front panel off.

Jim

C10-Driver · 03-11-2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Hottrucks

unless its super clean alot of guys are saying to tighten the floor bolts till they break off because they will spin when you goto take them out.....use alot of caution pulling the wheel well bolt that go in the side of your bed mine came out pretty good but I sprayed them for about a week with PB blaster

I agree 100%. I have taken a few beds apart and even if the bed is clean, it is probably a lot easier to break the bolts off with an impact. If not, you will need a friend to hold the head of the bolt from the other side because as soon as the nut is loose, the carriage bolt will start spinning in the hole. I learned this the hard way by fighting with the first one I took apart. The second time it took me less than 15 minutes to remove all the bolts.

tim21391 · 03-12-2010, 01:56 PM

ya thats what i did when i removed my bed from the frame when i started redoing my truck.. and thats what i did when i removed my tubs.. figured its easier and less stressfull doing it that way. id rather spend a few bucks on new bolts then sweating over a bolt

03-11-2010, 07:27 PM	#1
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	bed tear down.. pointers? well im about to disassemble a bed i bought so i can use the floor since mine is shot along with the cross members.. plan is to take it out of the other bed.. sand blast it.. undercoat the bottom and prime the top side.. and then put it on my sides on my truck.. any tricky things in doing this.. i know its all bolts and nuts and a small stich welds in the back.. but other then that is that all i need to know about taking apart and does it basically square back up when i put it back together since its a original steel floor?? __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

03-11-2010, 07:46 PM	#2
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: bed tear down.. pointers? unless its super clean alot of guys are saying to tighten the floor bolts till they break off because they will spin when you goto take them out.....use alot of caution pulling the wheel well bolt that go in the side of your bed mine came out pretty good but I sprayed them for about a week with PB blaster __________________ 1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335721 SunShine Syndicate.. Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011 http://www.thesandwichfair.com/html/...auto_show.html

03-11-2010, 08:25 PM	#3
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Re: bed tear down.. pointers? The beds that we have worked on square up but I do check them with a carpenter's square. It is important that the areas of the sides that are adjacent to the tailgate are square. One bedside will have to be removed to get the front panel off. Jim __________________ 1971 Shortbox step side 4x4, 350 sbc, 3:07 rear end 1965 Impala SS 400 sbc, Muncie rock crusher 1966 Impala SS 396 bbc, TH 400 1969 El Camino, 350 sbc, TH 350 1971 Snowplow built on a Blazer frame 1972 GMC Short bed, stepside, TH 400, 427 BBC

03-12-2010, 01:56 PM	#5
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: bed tear down.. pointers? ya thats what i did when i removed my bed from the frame when i started redoing my truck.. and thats what i did when i removed my tubs.. figured its easier and less stressfull doing it that way. id rather spend a few bucks on new bolts then sweating over a bolt __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

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