what easier regarding time/effort

remove truck bed or dropping gas tank to replace fuel pump,

just received a new one,

Thanks for any help/suggestions

 

Depends on where you live. Usually, lifting the bed is pretty easy, unless you live in the rust belt, and the bolts are frozen. Of course, if that's the case, the bolts for the tank straps are likely rusted solid as well. But, at least there are only two of them.....

 

I vote truck bed.

 

I vote for bed removal too. About ten years ago my daughter and lifted the bed off, just the two of us. I am turning 73 now, so my lifting ability has significantly degraded, along with my hearing and eyesight. So now, I get three other people to help me lift it off. Remove the rear wheels so you don’t have to lift the bed over them.

If I don’t have any help, and have to do it alone, I jack the bed up with a floor jack and support it with wood blocks on the cross members.

 

I lifted the drivers side only. Got some milk crates and 4x4s to support it...whatever works. That's how I accessed my fuel tank. Pretty easy actually. Got the filler neck to detach and the spare tire tube (on my '93 ext cab anyway), and a bulb harness or two. From there it was taking out the eight bolts that hold the bed to the frame. Turns out I was missing three of the eight bed bolts. They were just flat missing. So I replaced those and have all eight workin' for me now...along with the fuel pump.

 

I may be too late but if you jack up one side of the bed protect that opposite rear corner from getting scratched by the bumper with a towel or something.

 

thanks everyone, Ill do truck bed