I was wondering if anyone out there could tell me how to get the old broken bolts out of the bed side without bending the crap out of the bed sides?

 

Measure the diameter of the bolt head. Get a piece of hardwood, something like a 4x4. Drill a hole in the wood just a bit larger than the size of the bolt head. Place the wood over the bolt head on the inside of the bedside and whack the threaded end of the bolt from the other side.

 

thanks for your help thats seems almost too easy. Are there flanges or something on the bolts to keep them from spining or are they just rusted in thanks to our c anadian winters and salt

 

The bolts were originally pressed in place so even without the aid of corrosion, the bolts need a little nudge...preferably with a BFH.

 

Actually, on an F-1, the bolt heads are spot welded to the bed side....It's tough to get them out without damage. You have to locate the spots and carefully drill them.....

 

I have been told that if you take an air chisel with a v notched bit it only takes a couple seconds of impact between the bolt head and bed side to pop them out.

Can't speak from experience yet because I haven't tried it yet but I do have the tools and am getting ready to do it myself.

 

I think both of ya are right, and it prompts me to ask when they changed the fastening procedure. Was it 1953? Or was it late 1950 when the bedside went flat/smooth?

I've never owned anything that new, lol. My '48 is spot welded.

 

Good catch tinman...I am an F100 guy and don't think in F1 terms. agronomistont, your sense that my fix was too easy was correct, sorry for the mixup.

 

I have done this method, just keep the flat edge of the chisel up against the edge of the bedside with the blade on edge of the bolt and a couple quick bursts and the fall right out.

 

Thanks guys for your response. It has been driving me crazy trying to figure it out, good thing if got a junk truck to practice with. I mean hone my skills.

 

My 50 has smooth sides.