Bed Rusted Out on an '02!!!
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Bed Rusted Out on an '02!!!
Figured I would post here as you all have similar trucks to mine.
I have a 2002 F250 with 84k miles on it.
I have owned for 3 years, bought it with 56k on it.
When I bought, the bed wasnt perfect, could tell it had a lot of use but didn't see significant rust damage by any means.
The truck had a 5th wheel hitch which was removed.
I had it undercoated and a spray in bed liner installed.
It is kept clean and washed regularly including undercarriage.
So this weekend I stepped on a spot in the bed and heard a crunch and it was soft....
It is a section no much bigger than my shoe that is between two of the bolts of the bed near the left side wheel well.
I look underneath....totally rotten. Infact, the whole strip about 10 inches wide across the truck bed directly above the axle is not in good shape. The rest of the underside of the bed is just fine.
What gives? Any idea what just this area is rotten and the rest looks brand new?
I am taking it back to Woodhouse Ford in Blair, NE where I bought, they will hopefully help me out.
Just was hoping to get some opinions.
Truck is too new and too well maintained for any kind of rust like that. The body doesnt have a bit of rust from tip to tip other than this.
I have a 2002 F250 with 84k miles on it.
I have owned for 3 years, bought it with 56k on it.
When I bought, the bed wasnt perfect, could tell it had a lot of use but didn't see significant rust damage by any means.
The truck had a 5th wheel hitch which was removed.
I had it undercoated and a spray in bed liner installed.
It is kept clean and washed regularly including undercarriage.
So this weekend I stepped on a spot in the bed and heard a crunch and it was soft....
It is a section no much bigger than my shoe that is between two of the bolts of the bed near the left side wheel well.
I look underneath....totally rotten. Infact, the whole strip about 10 inches wide across the truck bed directly above the axle is not in good shape. The rest of the underside of the bed is just fine.
What gives? Any idea what just this area is rotten and the rest looks brand new?
I am taking it back to Woodhouse Ford in Blair, NE where I bought, they will hopefully help me out.
Just was hoping to get some opinions.
Truck is too new and too well maintained for any kind of rust like that. The body doesnt have a bit of rust from tip to tip other than this.
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I had it undercoated and a spray in bed liner installed.
It is kept clean and washed regularly including undercarriage.
So this weekend I stepped on a spot in the bed and heard a crunch and it was soft....
It is a section no much bigger than my shoe that is between two of the bolts of the bed near the left side wheel well.
I look underneath....totally rotten. Infact, the whole strip about 10 inches wide across the truck bed directly above the axle is not in good shape. The rest of the underside of the bed is just fine.
What gives? Any idea what just this area is rotten and the rest looks brand new?
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It is kept clean and washed regularly including undercarriage.
So this weekend I stepped on a spot in the bed and heard a crunch and it was soft....
It is a section no much bigger than my shoe that is between two of the bolts of the bed near the left side wheel well.
I look underneath....totally rotten. Infact, the whole strip about 10 inches wide across the truck bed directly above the axle is not in good shape. The rest of the underside of the bed is just fine.
What gives? Any idea what just this area is rotten and the rest looks brand new?
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? just a few ideas. You can always cut that stuff out and weld a patch in there and put some do-it-yourself spray on liner to make it match.
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Yep. I think she nailed this one. Any moisture that can sit between either the bedliner or undercoating and the bed will promote rust and severe corrosion. Check both the bedliner and undercoating around the bad area to see which one lost it's adhesion. Then check the rest of the bed for other areas of poor adhesion. This is the exact reason prep work is so important before any coatings are installed.
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The bedliner was a spray in. It turns out the issue was from the 5th wheel hitch. Before I owned the truck, it had a 5th wheel hitch, where the cross-member went between the frame rails it rusted out the bed from below. It was due to dirt and moisture being trapped between the 5th wheel support and the bed and never drying.
Anyway, as it turns out my ball joints were also going bad so I traded the truck for a 2008 w/ 6.4L.
Anyway, as it turns out my ball joints were also going bad so I traded the truck for a 2008 w/ 6.4L.