Bed Tie Down Hook Bolts
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Cargo Master
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Bed Tie Down Hook Bolts
Does anyone know what bolts are used on the tie down hooks? One of the hooks had the bolts sheared off when I bought the truck and I'm planning on drilling it out and re-tapping it so I can put a new hook there.
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They were torx, I think the head was T35 or maybe t45. I haven't pulled one in a long time, but I recall them being a really fine thread. Maybe something along the lines of 10mm x2.0 or 3/8" x 24.
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Thanks. I tried and didn't have any success getting another one out.
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Yes, the almost cleat things in the corners of the bed. I've had to pull quite a few of them back when I was installing bedliners. I had a 3/8 drive torques bit on a cordless impact, but I can't recall the size, but I do remember it was a long drive when the battery was dead.
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I came across this thread while doing a search. Both of the front tie downs in my bed are gone (was like this when I bought the truck) and both have a bolt broken off in the upper hole. I didn't see where the OP said what year his truck was, but I assume from the thread location that this info applies to my 2003 F250. I am having a hard time finding OE tie down hooks. Seems like this may not be an uncommon occurrence with the bolts for these tie downs breaking off...
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I came across this thread while doing a search. Both of the front tie downs in my bed are gone (was like this when I bought the truck) and both have a bolt broken off in the upper hole. I didn't see where the OP said what year his truck was, but I assume from the thread location that this info applies to my 2003 F250. I am having a hard time finding OE tie down hooks. Seems like this may not be an uncommon occurrence with the bolts for these tie downs breaking off...
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Yup:
I broke one off while removing the bedliner to patch the bed floor rust holes in my 2003 F250.
They look like hardened bolts, so I doubt if I'll be able to drill it out.
Could be worse: I thought I broke my Snapon ratchet.
I broke one off while removing the bedliner to patch the bed floor rust holes in my 2003 F250.
They look like hardened bolts, so I doubt if I'll be able to drill it out.
Could be worse: I thought I broke my Snapon ratchet.