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3*ton*of*fun · 11-30-2006, 02:58 PM

I don't know if this will help anyone, but it did me so here it goes:

Last week I had the pleasure of replacing my sending unit inside the fuel tank. The fuel gauge was very eratic and inaccurate. Anyways, I've lifted beds off trucks before with a couple of guys and it is no fun. I have an iron beam across the middle of the off my garage. I took the tailgate off and set that aside. I took 2 5,000lb. tie-downs and "X" them inside the bed. The point at which the tie downs cross is the approximate center of the bed (or close enough). I have a grizzly 660 atv with a warn 2500lb. winch. I hung a pulley from the iron beam, ran the winch rope up around the pulley and hooked on the "X". I had to "chalk" the front wheels of the atv to prevent it from sliding, but the winch had plenty of power to lift the bed up in the air, move the truck out of the way, make the sending unit switch, push the truck back under the bed and let it down. I've also seen the done with an engine crane and 2x4's under the bed rails. Obviously some common sense needs to be used when doing this, but it sure did save my back and instead of having to drop a full tank of diesel or try and round up 4 or 5 guys, myself and my dad did the switch pretty simple.

we had a harder time removing the rusted fuel lines from the sending unit, than doing the whole job. oh well, hope this helps some one else out.

later

Scott

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11-30-2006, 02:58 PM	#42 (permalink)
3tonoffun Tech Specialist* Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: PA Posts: 51 *3tonoffun's Truck Pics**	Bed Removal Trick I don't know if this will help anyone, but it did me so here it goes: Last week I had the pleasure of replacing my sending unit inside the fuel tank. The fuel gauge was very eratic and inaccurate. Anyways, I've lifted beds off trucks before with a couple of guys and it is no fun. I have an iron beam across the middle of the off my garage. I took the tailgate off and set that aside. I took 2 5,000lb. tie-downs and "X" them inside the bed. The point at which the tie downs cross is the approximate center of the bed (or close enough). I have a grizzly 660 atv with a warn 2500lb. winch. I hung a pulley from the iron beam, ran the winch rope up around the pulley and hooked on the "X". I had to "chalk" the front wheels of the atv to prevent it from sliding, but the winch had plenty of power to lift the bed up in the air, move the truck out of the way, make the sending unit switch, push the truck back under the bed and let it down. I've also seen the done with an engine crane and 2x4's under the bed rails. Obviously some common sense needs to be used when doing this, but it sure did save my back and instead of having to drop a full tank of diesel or try and round up 4 or 5 guys, myself and my dad did the switch pretty simple. we had a harder time removing the rusted fuel lines from the sending unit, than doing the whole job. oh well, hope this helps some one else out. later Scott __________________ 1999 Cummins 24 valve, 4WD, LWB, 5-speed, 4.10 gears, 285/75/16 tires, 4" Turbo Back Exhaust, AFS Big Dog Fuel System, Rear Brake Upgrade, SS Step Bars, Dipricol Fuel Pressure Gauge, Keystone Cowl Hood, Rhino Bed Liner, AEM Brute Force Intake, Recon Clear Cab Lights, Tinted Windows, Ventvisors and Ram Tail Light Covers. Coming Soon: Smarty Programmer