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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: gwcrim on January 31, 2017, 07:43:08 pm

Title: Step side bed removal
Post by: gwcrim on January 31, 2017, 07:43:08 pm

I think I'll take the bed off my truck.  The wood needs replaced and I want to lower the rear so I'm figuring that it will make both jobs easier if the bed is off.  I have an engine hoist that I'm going to use.  How should I lift the bed?  I've never removed a bed so this is new territory for me.

Title: Re: Step side bed removal
Post by: Captkaos on February 01, 2017, 02:29:58 pm

On a stepside I just took the apart.

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Title: Re: Step side bed removal
Post by: VileZambonie on February 01, 2017, 04:02:35 pm

A couple buddies and a case of beer.

Title: Re: Step side bed removal
Post by: gwcrim on February 03, 2017, 06:29:32 pm

It's pretty much ready to pull.  I didn't realize how light they are.  I'll get my boys to help lift it off.

I took 8 nuts off the 8 carriage bolts, unhooked the tail light harness and license plate light, and unscrewed the filler tube.

Anything else to look out for?

Title: Re: Step side bed removal
Post by: VileZambonie on February 04, 2017, 07:32:35 am

The breather hose on the rear axle is usually attached to the underside of the bed.