Does anyone know what this is?
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Trailering
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Does anyone know what this is?
I finally got the bed off the truck. I quickly decided that this is not a one man job unless you use a crane. I did mine the old fashion way and it sucked!
Once off I found some stuff I did not recognize.
First is a tube that is coming from the brake lines. I have a electric brake set up so I thought that that might be what it is. Any ideas?
It looks like a vacuum connector and is connectd by a rubber hose into the brake line at the arrow. I could not find a line that it would hook to.
The next thing is this
My guess is that it has to do with dual tanks but since I only have the rear it is capped off?
The third thing are the shims between the bed and the frame.
Were there ever rubber pieces between these and the frame or did it ride on these alone? They look like someone cut washers and slid them in.
Once off I found some stuff I did not recognize.
First is a tube that is coming from the brake lines. I have a electric brake set up so I thought that that might be what it is. Any ideas?
It looks like a vacuum connector and is connectd by a rubber hose into the brake line at the arrow. I could not find a line that it would hook to.
The next thing is this
My guess is that it has to do with dual tanks but since I only have the rear it is capped off?
The third thing are the shims between the bed and the frame.
Were there ever rubber pieces between these and the frame or did it ride on these alone? They look like someone cut washers and slid them in.
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The first picture is the axle vent line. The brake lines run through it or around it or something, not sure which, but I don't think the big line has anything to do with the brakes. The second one is the gas tank vent line that connects to the charcoal canister under the hood. I'm not sure why it has the extra capped off line. Not sure what is going on with the washers in the third picture.
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#2 is the vent for the rear differential. It looks like it's connected to the brakes, but it's not.
You're correct on #3, and I'm not sure on #4. I don't remember anything being between the bed and the frame on my truck when I took the bed off. Could be a previous owner's work.
You're correct on #3, and I'm not sure on #4. I don't remember anything being between the bed and the frame on my truck when I took the bed off. Could be a previous owner's work.
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It isn't going to stay that way long. I was by myself so I had to rig it that way. I am going to rest it on the ground on the landscape timbers until I am ready. The extensions on the timbers are 1/2" X 7" galvanized bolts so I think they will hold. Thanks for the compliment. I figure a pic was necessary.
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They were made both ways - metal washers and rubber washers/spacers, depending on the year, and the cab style. Why they kept going back and forth is one of those mysteries. When I did the body work on the bed of my truck since my rubbery ones were squished flat and rotted, I just left them off, and made sure I painted the touch points very well, with more coats than the rest of the frame and bed underside.
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Originally Posted by frederic
They were made both ways - metal washers and rubber washers/spacers, depending on the year, and the cab style. Why they kept going back and forth is one of those mysteries.
Probably because of the trucks being built in different plants....only reason I can think of...I noticed more metric bolts on my F-150 than my F-250 and they were built in two different plants.
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