fuel pickup sock question

[gaunt1969]

on a 1028 what is the better way to get to the sock?
1) pull the tank
2) remove the bed

on many other trucks I have worked on to get access into the tank it is easy to just pull the bed and others it is pull the tank?
Whats the quickest for the cucv?

 

[4bogginchevys]

pull the bed....and of course while your thier do everything made simple while bed is off.

 

[dstang97]

ditto

 

[HAWKMAN]

Make sure that you have a couple strong buddies to help remove the bed after it's unbolted and be careful not to bend the corners which are no more than sheet metal, I personally ,(if the inside of your tank is reasonably clean) would disconnect the main fuel line and apply a little bit of compressed air to blow the sock off the line, if you use clean fuel,and if you change your fuel filter on a regular schedule the sock shouldn't matter that much. Just my saves a lot of rust/dirt in the face

 

[GM72K10]

Changing sock seems easiest by removing bed. Had mine on and off in less than 8 hours. Helps to have a forklift. Look at pics, no wonder it wouldn't run right!