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02-01-2015, 10:27 AM
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Bed rust issues
I've got a nasty rust issue on the floor of my bed on the passengers side. Anyone else have an issue like this? If so what did you do to fix it? Any suggestions? And I think I got some pics to attach.
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02-01-2015, 10:29 AM
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Re: Bed rust issues
new bed would be the easiest
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02-01-2015, 10:30 AM
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Easiest way would be to cut out the rust and weld in new metal or just find a rust free box and swap it. It's just a few bolts and wires
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02-01-2015, 10:42 AM
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Re: Bed rust issues
Right now I'm looking into just cutting it out and welding a new piece in. Is this a common problem? Mine started off minor but then got worse real fast. Of course it probably doesn't help matters since I leave near the ocean.
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Last post didn't work either. Guess that's what I get for trying to do it from my phone. These should work though.
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02-01-2015, 11:49 AM
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Re: Bed rust issues
Mine is rusting out at the front lower section.
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02-01-2015, 12:27 PM
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Mine has it too. It is because of the exhuast heat shield that ford put there. I am going to cut out that part and replace it with a clean piece from the junk yard this summer because the rest of my bed is in great shape.
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02-01-2015, 01:52 PM
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Re: Bed rust issues
If you go the panel route. LMC Truck sells the replacement panels.
It seems all Rangers roust out on the passenger side front first. I had to do a patch job myself on my .98. I also did a beef up job on the driver's side. Cleaned, primed, and undercoated the crap out of it. Heculined the bed the seal the inside too. While you are at it, you might wanna look at your wheels wells. I had some water seepage at the weld points on the top. I cleaned the crap out for them and undercoated those too. They were only just starting to rust on the inside of the bed, so that should have been good enough to fix the problem.
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02-01-2015, 02:18 PM
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Re: Bed rust issues
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If you go the panel route. LMC Truck sells the replacement panel.
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They do not sell the replacement panel for the front of the bed.
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02-01-2015, 03:04 PM
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Re: Bed rust issues
How hard is it to get the bed off and undercoat it?
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02-01-2015, 03:55 PM
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Re: Bed rust issues
Not hard at all. It will be 6 torx bolts and then one wiring harness to unplug. Also the filler neck has to be unbolted. Just spray the bolts with wd40 in advance where they attach to the frame.
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02-01-2015, 06:19 PM
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Re: Bed rust issues
When I took the bed off my Ranger I used an engine hoist to lift it off.
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02-01-2015, 08:20 PM
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Re: Bed rust issues
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They do not sell the replacement panel for the front of the bed.
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Could've swore they did. Maybe it was JC Whitney I saw bed panels in then.
Nope. Not there either.
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02-01-2015, 08:32 PM
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How hard is the bed to lift off without an engine hoist?
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02-01-2015, 08:49 PM
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02-01-2015, 08:53 PM
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Quote:
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How hard is the bed to lift off without an engine hoist?
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Get you a couple friends and you can lift it right off. If you have to do it by yourself then you can get in YouTube and watch some videos where people do different things with boards etc.
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