Information on How to Put a Wooden Floor Board in a Ford Truck Bed
- 1). Cut the heads from the bolts holding the original floor boards in place with a reciprocating saw. Make the cut on the bottom side, above the nut. Tap the bolts up through the bed with a hammer and pull them loose using the claw end of the hammer.
- 2). Remove the old boards and metal bed strips with a pry bar, if needed. Start in the center of the bed and work your way out.
- 3). Sand the frame of the bed with 100 grit sandpaper to remove rust and scale. Prime the frame with spray primer and allow the label-recommended time for drying.
- 4). Fit the two outside edge sections first. For beds with no external fenders you'll have four cut pieces on each side, two behind the cab in front of the wheel well and two behind it in front of the tailgate. For beds with large external fenders, the two outside boards fit flush against the smooth bed. Pry the angle trim up slightly, as needed, to fit the boards in place.
- 5). Mark and drill holes in the boards wherever a hole appears in the metal angle trim. Use a 3/8 inch bit.
- 6). Fit the remaining center boards according to the diagram that comes with your kit, Space them about ¼ inch apart, with the bed strip bolt holes showing in the gaps between boards. Install the bed strips, one between each pair of boards, by fitting the folded over edges into the grooves cut in the long edges of the bed boards.
- 7). Slip a bolt into each hole in the angle trim around the edge of the bed and in the bed strips between boards. Be sure that the small square under the bolt heads fits neatly into the square hole in each strip.
- 8). Thread a nut and washer onto each bolt from the underside of the truck. Tighten each bolt with an impact gun to ensure they are snug.
