Paul, I found a pair of ball bearings on AMAZON and welded a nut on one to be able to screw it on to a slide hammer. I used that as a dolly inside the bed side roll to remove the flat spots on it. I had to grind off a bit from each side of the ball so there was a spot to hammer down with the full diameter of the ball under the low spot. It actually worked pretty well. I don't recall what the diameter was, but it was a snug fit in the bed roll. I'd have to go dig it out of the garage to measure it.

{on edit} according to the notes here the ball was 1-1/2 inch diameter.

Last edited by klhansen; 08/26/2024 1:41 AM. Reason: added ball diameter and Amazon link
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