Raptor Bed bolts

[Essam Riad]

I noticed in the truck bed like 6~8 bolts fixed in the truck bed. Am wondering g if these bolts are holding the truck bed to the chaises? Or it can be used to add some ring bolts or something to hook bunjee cables to it or something?

 

[hkguns]

Yes and Yes.

 

[DINOZR]

And the bolts are thread M12x1.75. They present like they might be 7/16-14, but they are not. At least on my 2019, they are M12.

(I am using the bottom side of one along with a lock nut as a grounding location for an electrical device.)

 

[Antho]

Make sure you use a TORX PLUS to remove the bolts and not regular TORX.
TORX PLUS TP50

 

[smurfslayer]

I thought the bed bolts were a 55, not a 50.
we should clarify.

be DAMN sure you remove the bedliner material from the bold heads - use a dental pick, maybe an eyeglass screwdriver. If you don’t get a full purchase on the bolt head with the torx bit, you’ll need to get it extracted.

 

[dubseewc]

They're indeed Torx TP50. I learned the hard way lol

 

[nikhsub1]

Aren’t they one time use stretch bolts too?


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[BSP10]

Aren’t they one time use stretch bolts too?


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That was my understanding. If you pull them you would need new ones.

 

[venomblue22]

yes the bed bolts and retaining nuts on the frame rail are 1 time use

 

[PorterW1111]

Flame if you want but, no you don’t “have to” replace them. They will hold just fine if you reuse them.

OP if this is the kind of posts/mods your doing, you will have no issue reusing those bolts.