What size Torx socket is needed to remove the 6 bed bolts on an '84 Ranger?
Bed Bolts (Torx size)
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ya better have replacements because i promise you their going to break
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PB Blaster... and let em soak mine are original and they didn't break when I took em out!
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I have never broken any of the 5 trucks I have pulled beds off of.
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Petrol90 and clean the threads up and use anti-seize when installing. Buy a GOOD T-55 socket.
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he was talking about the torx bit. make sure its the best and buy 2. lol we used a t55 with 2 adapters from 1/4 to 3/8 ratchet and broke the 1/4 adapter. lol
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The best ones are the two-piece design, basically a torx bit epoxied/pressed into a socket. If you look at AutoZone, they got some one-piece solid forged ones that are really, really soft, and will slowly twist, until they twist off.
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speaking from experience there. huh. lol
I can believe it.
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I took mine out about 3 weeks ago to do the bodylift and they all snapped off with pbblaster. When I got them out they were so rusted out that the overall diameter wasnt bigger than a #2 pencil. My truck is only a 92!
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a four inch angle grinder with a cutting disc works geat and fast
agree with that. LOL. with all the work i just did to my truck i think i went through about 10 of those. a real life saver
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Rusted bed bolts must just be a rustbelt thing..
On my '93, I sprayed a very small amount of WD40 on them, and then they came rights out. Not a spec of rust on them. They were somewhat tight getting them out (once they were already partially out), but that was becuase of caked on dirt on the threads, not rust.
On my '93, I sprayed a very small amount of WD40 on them, and then they came rights out. Not a spec of rust on them. They were somewhat tight getting them out (once they were already partially out), but that was becuase of caked on dirt on the threads, not rust.
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