Trucks are decided on account of they're manageable to cut apart. It always seems passion there's a impetus to catching a Bedstead off a Motor lorry, further, if it's to achieve continuation on a fuel pump or fair-minded for easier access when installing a inexperienced bumper. Captivating off the bumper isn't exacting, though--it condign takes a meagre minutes and a couple of buddies to lift it off. Nearly all Chevy trucks annex the equivalent bed-removal operation, on the other hand for the purposes of this article, we'll be referring to the 1988 to 1998 Chevrolet CK and the 1999 to 2007 Chevrolet Silverado.
Instructions
Removing the Bed
1. Before removing the Bedstead, establish up a twosome of sturdy sawhorses in an globe where you'd analogous to locate the Bedstead. Using the 1/2-inch ratchet, unbolt the bed from the frame. There are eight bolts located along the frame: two on the front of the bed, four along the middle section of the frame on either side of the axle and two at the rear underneath the tailgate area. You may need to use an extension to get into some of the more difficult areas to access.
3. There is a ground strap that mounts on the frame from the gas filler neck. Find the wire and unbolt it from the frame using the 3/8-inch ratchet.
4. You can fix the Bedstead up on point, on the other hand that risks dangerous the dye.2. Using the 3/8-inch ratchet and the torx bits, extended the gas door and unbolt the gas filler neck from the bed.
5. Go to the rear of the bed, follow the taillight harness to where it mates up with the chassis harness and disconnect the two connectors. This should allow the bed to be free from the wiring without requiring you to remove the taillights.
6. Get your three friends together and put one on each corner of the bed. Lift vertically at first, making sure that no leftover connections are on the truck. Pull the bed up and rearward of the truck, making sure to be careful around the bumper and the wheels. Then place the bed on the sawhorses, and the job is complete.
