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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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I'm glad it worked out well for you, DupermanDave. Obviously you had some help. I removed my bed by myself to do some repairs, but had to set up scaffold and rigging. WAAAAAAAY longer than 15 minutes.
Yeah, I had help the seconds time I removed the bed. The first time I removed it I was trying to wiggle it off by pulling back on the left side, then the right side, then the left side, but every time I'd switch to the other side the previous side would fall back in place. It got frustrating.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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lol mine was light enough my mother lifted one side and i lifted the other and moved it back about half way back and then when finished we put it back. I only borrowed her for like 2 seconds each time. and it was light enough she could help me.... My mom is 5 ft nothing.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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lol mine was light enough my mother lifted one side and i lifted the other and moved it back about half way back and then when finished we put it back. I only borrowed her for like 2 seconds each time. and it was light enough she could help me.... My mom is 5 ft nothing.
Yeah, it rally wasn't all that heavy. We lifted it back into place and held it in place for about 30 seconds while we checked to make sure all of the hoses and wires were clear. Really easy stuff. Still way better than dropping the tank.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:59 PM
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yep my dad is a master tech. he told me to do it this way.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2022 | 07:14 AM
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11 year old thread?
 
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Originally Posted by HeyYou;[url=tel:3549148
3549148[/url]]11 year old thread?
I almost replied after reading the first few posts.


I’ve replaced my fuel pump and it took me less than 3/4 hour to lift the bed. EZPZ. Beats the hell out of taking 2 hours to cut a hole in the bed and be, well, left with a hole in the bed.
 
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Originally Posted by bronze
I almost replied after reading the first few posts.


I’ve replaced my fuel pump and it took me less than 3/4 hour to lift the bed. EZPZ. Beats the hell out of taking 2 hours to cut a hole in the bed and be, well, left with a hole in the bed.
The shop I had my truck at tried to do the lift the bed thing, but, the first bolt they tried to get out broke....
 
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Old Aug 12, 2022 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou;[url=tel:3549180
3549180[/url]]The shop I had my truck at tried to do the lift the bed thing, but, the first bolt they tried to get out broke....
That aint good.

When I took the bolts out I found 3 of the 8 were missing and a couple others were loose.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2022 | 09:39 PM
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Well, I live right smack in the rust belt, and my truck shows it. What's really funny is, it was zeibarted.......
 
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