BedBolt.jpg
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Only one of the bed bolts spun. I'll try to add splines to the bolt before I put it back in.

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BedUp.jpg
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After disconnecting the filler necks, wiring, HITCH, and bed bolts, it lifted off.
IF THE IMAGE IS T...

Frame.jpg
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The next step was outside to hose it off with some PurplePower & Dawn. I made sure to hit all the fu...

Rocks.jpg
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Like the wheel arches; getting the gravel out of the tight gap between the frame & tank will stop th...

ShieldFlip.jpg
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This doesn't make sense to me, so I flipped this heat shield's fasteners so they can be removed from...

HangerF.jpg
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This was the goal: to get the front tank level working. I assumed the sender would be bad, but the r...

LevelF.jpg
263 hits | 62.03 KB | Posted: 2/3/21
After disassembly, the level sender is in MUCH-worse condition than I thought. I sandblasted the bas...

SenderF.jpg
149 hits | 34.83 KB | Posted: 2/3/21
Snap-ring pliers are a good way to get the float arm out of the wiper so the sender can be disassemb...

20210203_165912.jpg
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The pass-through insulated rivet was fairly easy to repair by sandblasting & then soldering the insi...

Stainless.jpg
213 hits | 32.88 KB | Posted: 2/10/21
This sender assembly (tank hanger) is not available anywhere new (at the time I did this), and sendi...

NotQuite.jpg
973 hits | 45.79 KB | Posted: 2/10/21
After welding the baseplate to the tube, and copying the float arm, re-assembling the tank hanger wa...

RearTank.jpg
342 hits | 48.96 KB | Posted: 2/11/21
Of course, while the bed was off, I checked the rear tank. Of course, its [url=https://www.amazon.c...

BedBoltSplined.jpg
172 hits | 37.82 KB | Posted: 2/20/21
Since this bed bolt & hole are already damaged, I welded some splines onto the bolt, sharpened them ...