Bed removal
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Ok, so I am not crazy! I saw an F250 5th wheel/pintle hitch provision install video on the YouTube, and in the video it said the bed bolts were single use. I've asked several people and got funny looks. I asked the LineX guy after he said they remove the bolts prior to spraying, but put the same ones back in "they aren't loaded, so no big deal". Where is this written?! Would like to have that in writing...
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Does anyone know the reason that the bed bolts are one time use only? Mine have been out twice now... once for Linex and then again when the bed was removed for some body repairs. I checked the torque on them and they seem fine.
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Would anyone have an answer for this question? Thank you!
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Ford never reuses any metal threaded fasteners in their Work Shop Manual. Its a corporate policy of some sort. Generally there are really very few fasteners that can't be re-used as long as they are not torque-to-yield installed (such as cylinder head bolts) and in good shape. In some cases you might need to re-apply a thread-locker as many of the fasteners are treated with a one-time use locking agent.
