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JIMBO59 · 07-24-2006, 10:45 PM

How Do You Remove The Bedside Bolts After 47 Years Of Them Being On. I Am Pulling My Hair Out Cause Nothing I Have Tried Worked Dont Want To Drill Them Out If I Can Avoid It.bedsides Are In Nice Shape Would Like Ti Keep Them That Way. Thanks Guys.

dwcsr · 07-24-2006, 11:15 PM

try this link
http://www.stovebolt.com/faq.html#screws

55ChevyPU · 07-26-2006, 02:22 AM

it was kinda funny for me I cut a notch in them with a angle cutter then I put a little bit of torque on them with a flathead screwdriver then the heads of the bolts just snapped off. The rest was easy !

bronx · 07-26-2006, 05:20 AM

I have a tool that split the nuts. Here is a pic.

JIMBO59 · 07-27-2006, 03:32 AM

Thanks All, I Found What I Needed On The Stovebolt Page.

CAL 58 GMC · 07-27-2006, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bronx

I have a tool that split the nuts. Here is a pic.

Hay bronx, what about the adjustable wrench in the picture? what's that on the end for?

bronx · 07-27-2006, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAL 58 GMC

Hay bronx, what about the adjustable wrench in the picture? what's that on the end for?

Hey Cal!
I dont know. Got it from a friend of mine who is a plumber.
Her is a close up pic.

dwcsr · 07-27-2006, 07:03 PM

Its called an alligator wrench. Plumbers used it to trun pipes and rods, it was the speed wrench of the day. It didn't tighten them its just for screwing them together so you didn't have to use a big pipe wrench. They also used them for cast iron radiator bleeds and turning of gas valves. My grand father had a bunch of those lying around his shop all different shapes and sizes. Some are called crocodile wrenches. I don't know what makes one an alligator and one a crocodile. I think the channel lock pliers replaced them.

bronx · 07-27-2006, 07:09 PM

Thanks for clearing that up dwcsr.

dwcsr · 07-27-2006, 10:45 PM

That one is unusual in that it has an adjustable wrench on the other end. So it most likely had a specific purpose. Most have either one end or it has 2 alligator ends some even have threading dies in the middle. But I suppose I know a little to much about an old wrench, it might be time for a vacation.

07-24-2006, 10:45 PM	#1
JIMBO59 APACHE CLUB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FORT WORTH, TEXAS Posts: 144	Stepside Bed Question. How Do You Remove The Bedside Bolts After 47 Years Of Them Being On. I Am Pulling My Hair Out Cause Nothing I Have Tried Worked Dont Want To Drill Them Out If I Can Avoid It.bedsides Are In Nice Shape Would Like Ti Keep Them That Way. Thanks Guys. __________________ JIMBO59CHEVY

07-24-2006, 11:15 PM	#2
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,131	Re: Stepside Bed Question. try this link http://www.stovebolt.com/faq.html#screws

07-26-2006, 02:22 AM	#3
55ChevyPU Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 282	Re: Stepside Bed Question. it was kinda funny for me I cut a notch in them with a angle cutter then I put a little bit of torque on them with a flathead screwdriver then the heads of the bolts just snapped off. The rest was easy ! __________________ 55' Chevy Pickup Project Thread '55 chevy pics Last edited by 55ChevyPU; 07-26-2006 at 02:24 AM.

07-26-2006, 05:20 AM	#4
bronx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: norway Posts: 46	Re: Stepside Bed Question. I have a tool that split the nuts. Here is a pic. Attached Images __________________ -57 GMC stepside -79 Bronco xlt -69 Opel Admiral -76 Opel commodore

07-27-2006, 03:32 AM	#5
JIMBO59 APACHE CLUB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FORT WORTH, TEXAS Posts: 144	Re: Stepside Bed Question. Thanks All, I Found What I Needed On The Stovebolt Page. __________________ JIMBO59CHEVY

07-27-2006, 07:03 PM	#8
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,131	Re: Stepside Bed Question. Its called an alligator wrench. Plumbers used it to trun pipes and rods, it was the speed wrench of the day. It didn't tighten them its just for screwing them together so you didn't have to use a big pipe wrench. They also used them for cast iron radiator bleeds and turning of gas valves. My grand father had a bunch of those lying around his shop all different shapes and sizes. Some are called crocodile wrenches. I don't know what makes one an alligator and one a crocodile. I think the channel lock pliers replaced them.

07-27-2006, 07:09 PM	#9
bronx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: norway Posts: 46	Re: Stepside Bed Question. Thanks for clearing that up dwcsr. __________________ -57 GMC stepside -79 Bronco xlt -69 Opel Admiral -76 Opel commodore

07-27-2006, 10:45 PM	#10
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,131	Re: Stepside Bed Question. That one is unusual in that it has an adjustable wrench on the other end. So it most likely had a specific purpose. Most have either one end or it has 2 alligator ends some even have threading dies in the middle. But I suppose I know a little to much about an old wrench, it might be time for a vacation.



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