Stripped out bed bolts?

[COBALT]

The off-set washers are used for wood beds, since it's difficult to marry the planks to the frame brackets. As the carriage bolts twist as you tighten the nuts on the other side the washers bind against the countersunk holes in the wood, and keep the carriage bolt from turning.

Not for metal beds.

My wood bed was so bad during Easter I went to Home Depot and bought a huge bag of bolts, washers and nuts, and went to work replacing the ones that were in the worst shape. I basically soaked them with penetrating oil, and loosened them either until I got the nut off or the bolts broke. It'll be different when I actually do the restore, but I didn't want my bed comming off the frame! lol

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'69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed!
'69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast).
Seattle, WA.

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[This message has been edited by new69owner (edited May 22, 2002).]