[1989yota]

Hey guys,

getting ready to paint my truck, Everything is primered except for behind the cab and the inside of the doors... Well I need to know how to take the bed off and how to get the small clip in the little metal piece in the middle of the door out.. can anyone help please, I am painting it friday

thanks

ian

 

[fourwd1]

Unbolt the bed, around 10 bolts
unbolt the fuel filler neck, 3 screws
disconnect the wiring for the tail lights, s.b. 1 connector for all

UR done

 

[trivletrav]

what color are you painting it!

you should post some pics when you're done or something!

Good luck! :thumbsup:

 

[1989yota]

oh no worries, pics will be posted, and its going from ugly ass baby blue to pearl white.. But i am having one hell of a time getting my bolts to take the bed off, anyone have any other tips besides soaking the bolts in liquid wrench and heat, that liquid wrench is flamable, all i have access to is a socket set

 

[jakejjs]

oh no worries, pics will be posted, and its going from ugly ass baby blue to pearl white.. But i am having one hell of a time getting my bolts to take the bed off, anyone have any other tips besides soaking the bolts in liquid wrench and heat, that liquid wrench is flammable, all i have access to is a socket set

big f'in breaker bar and hope that the bolt doesn't break.

 

[1989yota]

anyone know how i can make my own?

 

[pickup]

Piece of pipe big enough to fit around the handle of a ratchet

 

[1989yota]

ok so i went and spent my gas money on a breaker bar.. no when turning i would turn towards the back wheel on the drivers side? just need to make sure because these things are a bich to get to

 

[1989yota]

the bolts are not coming off, even with some liquid wrench, anyone have any other ideas besides cutting them..

 

[slacker]

you do realise they are double nutted .. right ? you need to soak and wire brush ... and pull 1 nut off at a time ..

 

[1989yota]

yeah i do realize that, I had both with a wrench and a socket on em and nothing, soaked em with liquid wrench last night, do you think they would be good to take off now?

 

[hockeypunk_52]

I just took the bed off my '92. It was 8 bolts and then the screws around the neck of the fuel tank. If i ever take another one off I am going to "C" clamp the flanges on top of the bolts that keep them from spinning. I used a socket and breaker bar and the torque ended up bending the flanges. I had to cut one off and drill another out.