how hard to pull the bed?
Fleet Owner
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Rust really has nothing to do with it.
the SD speed clips have no threads and the bolts are self tapping. They kind weld themselves together.
I lost count to how may BRAND NEW trucks had the clips brake that needed the bolts Burned off. The joys of working at a body company
the SD speed clips have no threads and the bolts are self tapping. They kind weld themselves together.
I lost count to how may BRAND NEW trucks had the clips brake that needed the bolts Burned off. The joys of working at a body company
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Never messed with a SD. I'm speaking of F150 parts. Frame U-nuts come threaded, as shown. Had them on a couple 97-04 models,off/on w/no problem. That's why I used them on my '94. To each his own.
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same bolts. I am VERY surprised you haven't had any issues
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Figured they were. Not much rust here as we don't get much frozen precipitation/salt. I've had to put a pipe on a pull bar to loosen a couple because my IR impact wouldn't loosen them.
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LOL, that too
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No. Look again at the picture. If the nut is stuck to the bolt such that the nut breaks free from the clip you only have to put a wrench on the nut and turn the bolt out from above. Do you not see that the bolts thread into a nut?
Right, until you put a wrench on the nut.
Are you using the proper Torx Plus driver? If you look closely, you can see that is an OTC TP-50 driver and has thicker edges than the typical T-50 driver.
