Bed Removal

[RandyBee1]

I'm in the process of taking the bed of my 73 F100. All the nuts securing the bed to the frame have been removed. The 2 bolts that remain have Phillips screw heads on them. What's the easiest way to remove these. A big screwdriver just aint' gonna get it!

Randy

[fordman]

get one of those impact drivers. they are a big nut driver that will hold screwdriver bits. then you can hit the bottom of them with a hammer and the gear inside of them give a twist to the screws your working on. they have a number 3 phillips that come with them as well as three other bits. i think they cost 10.00

[bluef250]

What resources do you have? Do you want to save the hardware? I used a hand impact tool to tighten Phillips heads. Have used an electric impact tool to remove others. Anything to give a sudden impact. I have soaked rusted, hard to remove nuts with penetrating oil for a week and then worked them off. First tightening, then loosening the nuts. If bad, you could weld 1/2 nut on top and use racket. For other ideas do a search for removing rusted nuts.

[RandyBee1]

Thanks, I was planning on using a hand impact tool but thought there's gotta be a better way! The bolts, by the way have been soaking for 3 days now in PB Blaster!

[72hiboy4x4]

same way I take off frame rivets.
drill a hole directly thru the head into the shank, then use a chisel (or a larger drill bit!)