I got to tell you, this was more work than I thought it would be, but I got the bed strips removed. I tried holding the bolts in the square holes, but the rusted bolts would just spin. The holes stayed square, but the square part on the bolt got rounded off. With the wood out, I was able to use Vise Grips to grab the square part of the bolt and use my impact gun. This might be the first time I've used my socket for square nuts. The old strips weren't that bad, but one of them had a rust hole. There are three cross braces. The one closest to the cab was straight, but the other two have a little dip in them. They look to be in good shape, so I'll try to straighten them.
Last edited by UtahYork; 07/21/20256:42 PM.
~ John in Utah 1946 1/2Ton w/4-speed manual transmission w/1960 235 engine Here We Go Follow in his DITY Bay
- If you think about it, it has been one year ago today!
