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#475845 11/27/2008 4:59 AM
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I am completely taking the stepside bed of my truck apart to sand it and I cant get the bed sides to seperate from the piece in the back under the tailgate that the tailgate hinges to. I have removed all the bolts that appear to be holding this end piece on. do the sides slide out from the bottom piece or slide up from it?

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56 stepside 3/4 ton longbed
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the rear cross sill below the tailgate is welded on

Bill


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mine is bolted on, the bed pulls up off of the cross sill


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I believe they started welding the cross sill in '51 mid-year to fix a problem with the bed sides shifting in or out at the top over time. My '50 bed has two tack welds there in addition to bolts but I'm not sure if its ever been taken apart or not.


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got it, case closed


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