Cargo Management System Removal

[sideout]

I would like to remove the Cargo Management SYstem (CMS) to do some work but have a question. There are 3 bolts holding them on for each side rail. If I remove the bolts from the bed side, are the nuts welded onto the inside so they will not fall or will I need to have "go-go gadget arms" to get to them?

Thanks

[mfennema]

The nuts are like small anchors like you would use to hang something on a plaster wall. You stick them through the hole and they expand out. You should be able to loosen the nuts and the work them out of the hole without them falling off of the bolt.

[sideout]

Thanks.....I need to remove the rails but do not want to spend hours trying to find the nuts/anchors...

[07 CC Sierra]

These are tricky to remove, but not too bad if you take your time. Some of them will simply fall to the ground, but the ones that won't, use a long skinny screwdriver to work the nut/anchor out the hole.

[SierraGray]

Old thread, but all mine came out fine without dropping any into the truck body or on the ground.

I removed the bolts all the way and the anchor nuts stayed attached to the black plastic parts.

Then I held the rail frimly against the bed and stuck a long skinny screwdriver through the bolt hole and pressed on the bottom half of the anchors to rotate them 90* so they would pull straight out of the mounting holes while still attached to the rail and plastic part.


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