Originally Posted by 73 fourxfour

I got the bed off my truck this weekend. One of the carriage bolts closest to the tailgate I had to drill out. The one behind the drivers seat was meant to be unscrewed from the top. It has a huge phillips head on it. I ended up taking a #3 phillips bit and ground it almost half way down. Then hooked it up to my impact and it held long enough to get it unscrewed. The rest unbolted easily with a long ratchet. I unscrewed/unbolted the fuel filler from the bed but if I were to do it over I would disconnect the filler lines because the rear filler was interfered with by the splash guards. I'm going to replace the filler hoses. It's going to cost about $100. I used 4 ratchet straps and hooked them from my cherry picker to holes under the bed rail. I placed some cardboard between the bed and the cab just for protection. I removed the rear bumper and unplugged the tail light harness. The bed lifted straight off. Putting it back on should be interesting since the cherry picker is out in the dirt.