ArdWrknTrk Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I did wish someone offered the OE bolts but with the torx in the head You can't turn the bolt. What good would it do to have Torx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 You can't turn the bolt. What good would it do to have Torx? Then you just need a longer extension Yeah, I mean to hold them in order to prevent enlarging the holes in the bed and causing the OE bolts to spin. When taking mine out (even though it was a pnw truck) we welded nuts to the heads after they indicated they weren't coming out without a fight. Enough years in the rust belt and even the torx won't likely help but wouldn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Then you just need a longer extension Yeah, I mean to hold them in order to prevent enlarging the holes in the bed and causing the OE bolts to spin. When taking mine out (even though it was a pnw truck) we welded nuts to the heads after they indicated they weren't coming out without a fight. Enough years in the rust belt and even the torx won't likely help but wouldn't hurt. A bigger breaker bar, or cheater pipe???? Extension so you can stand up in the bed and try to hold it? I've simply tack welded them to the bed before. Doesn't take two people and it doesn't ruin the bolt for reuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 A bigger breaker bar, or cheater pipe???? Extension so you can stand up in the bed and try to hold it? I've simply tack welded them to the bed before. Doesn't take two people and it doesn't ruin the bolt for reuse. Cheater bar but was just joking about that implying that you can make anything turn with enough leverage. On the bed bolts I removed, the threads above the nuts were gone via rust so there was no point saving them. I was just saying that with the torx, people might have better luck in avoiding the tear out or having to weld anything. I've seen later year replacements that have either torx or allen in them. All for naught though as no one makes them with the oe shoulders so chalk it up to just wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Cheater bar but was just joking about that implying that you can make anything turn with enough leverage. On the bed bolts I removed, the threads above the nuts were gone via rust so there was no point saving them. I was just saying that with the torx, people might have better luck in avoiding the tear out or having to weld anything. I've seen later year replacements that have either torx or allen in them. All for naught though as no one makes them with the oe shoulders so chalk it up to just wishful thinking. "Give me a long enough lever and a place to rest it, and I will move the Earth" Like I said, just weld some ridges on the shanks of a regular bolt. (with or without Torx) It works for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite8 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 "Give me a long enough lever and a place to rest it, and I will move the Earth" Like I said, just weld some ridges on the shanks of a regular bolt. (with or without Torx) It works for me! does anyone have the lengths on the bolts? lmc is all back ordered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 does anyone have the lengths on the bolts? lmc is all back ordered N803020-S40 == 76.2mm N803022-S40 == 88.9mm n803023-S40 == 108mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite8 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 N803020-S40 == 76.2mm N803022-S40 == 88.9mm n803023-S40 == 108mm thank u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrl883 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 thank u Still all available from Ford, but stupid expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite8 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 Still all available from Ford, but stupid expensive... i'm just going to hit up lowes and local hardware store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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