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| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 120 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 120 | Hey guys, Sorry I've been gone so long but I'm back with a request for magic. How does one insert that long bolt in the rounded end of the front bed panel? I have dinked away with this for several hours and even succumbed to asking my wife for ideas. I won't share her suggestions with the forum right now but string and wire and a bow and arrow were bantered about. Help! What is the cool/trick way the gurus do it? Little tiny hole at each end and a long bolt that has to fish to it's home about 4 feet away. Help! Or I am going to just plug the holes with bubble gum. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 261 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 261 | I have used Electricians wire fish snake (two ,one at each side). Catch them in the middle then pull one out to one side attach to a wire or the rod and pull back through. Worked on my 1935 pickup box. You could use on snake and then a wire with a loop on the end from the other.
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 120 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 120 | Thanks 35. That is one way I suppose but after I find 2 wire snakes who's gonna need them after the job? Actually I will run to the hardware store on another mission and take a look. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Read this post. https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/326262#Post326262It is much easier going with 3/8" all thread in this application unless you can't live with anything but original. It is much stiffer. I had my son hold one end and push it through, when I saw it I used a screwdriver blade to lift it close and had him push it home. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | If you go with a piece of new stock you can either get it longer and cut it once in place or you can get another and attach the two rods with a threaded coupler. This will give you more leverage on the rod and have someone at the other end ready to snare it as you wiggle it around. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 120 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 120 | Well, can you believe it? My wife and son got the darn thing inwhile I was at work. Gotta watch that woman. She's gonna start credit for the whole dang fix-up. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 281 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 281 | Sorry I tuned in a little late, the trick is to insert the bolt in the front panel before mounting it to the bedsides. That way you can hold the panel vertical and lower the bolt into the top curl. Much easier to stab that bottom hole that way. | | | | | | OLTrucks Unregistered | | OLTrucks Unregistered | Or just turn your truck on it's side............. Right?  Mike | | |
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