Best Way To Remove A Bed

[dasbrick]

Like most of our MJs, my bolts are stubborn. What ways have other people done to remove a bed that is probably going to scrap. Could I cut the bed open top side and just kill the bolts that way?

[mjtjnj]

You could. You might be surprised that the bolts/studs aren't that bad. I knew mine was going to scrap, so I just put an impact wrench on them and broke some, others came off. No wd40, no nothin! Only 2 broke, the others came out. My 87 had bolts, the 86 replacement bed used studs, and the boneyard only lost one stud.

[88pioneer]

I got the bolts closer to the cab off, and then jacked that part of the bed up. I was able to cut between the bed and the frame an got the other 2 by the cross member. Then i went through the top of the bed to get the last 2. Needless to say, the bed was scrap :yes:

[jimoshel]

Sounds like much ado about nothing. If it's going to the scrap yard whats the problem? Place a socket on the bolt head, turn. If the bolt comes out in one piece nice. If it twists off, so what. I removed a bed I want to salvage and put back on. 6 of the bolt heads twisted off. Ive been soaking the stubs in rust penetrating for 3 weeks now and still can't budge them.

[88pioneer]

My problem was most of my bolt heads rounded off :fs1:

[jimoshel]

Try a stud remover. It works like a ezy out only it grips the outside of the stud instead of drilling a hole and inserting the ezee out.

[dasbrick]

What could I replace the studs and such with? Anyone got a measurement for the bolts? 1/4" coarse? M8 x 4?

[mjtjnj]

def. M8 or M10, I forgot which..