Jump to content

Bed misaligned

Chambo
 Share

Recommended Posts

  • 3 months later...
  • Replies 62
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Chambo
Chambo

Had my 19 Silverado about three days before I realized... my bed sits about 1/2-3/4” further to the driver side than the passenger side.   I’d noticed I was getting crap fuel economy on the

redwngr
redwngr

Maybe the bed is correct and the cab is offset on it's mounts...

ct_corey
ct_corey

I measured the gap from the cab to the bed. right near the read door. One side is maybe 1/8 on an inch closer. you cant tell just by looking. I'm sure none of them are spot on but 3/4 seems like a lot

Posted Images

sod78 Enthusiast

sod78

Posted
Posted

So who all has had the repair done according to the TSB? Purchased a 2020 Silverado 2 weeks ago and was wondering why things looked off in the drivers side mirror. Lines don’t match up and if I stand behind the truck, the drivers side rear wheel sits in the fender well further than the passengers side rear does. When measuring, drivers side of bed appears to be about 3/4” higher than passengers side. 
 

Took it to dealer this morning and have appt for next week. Also called the dealers body shop, they told me to bring it by and let them look at it. I feel more comfortable with the body shop working on it rather than someone in the service dept.

lapoolboy Senior Enthusiast

lapoolboy

Posted
Posted

I'm halfway through my TSB repair.  They adjusted the bed left-to-right already but had to SPAC order a left, rear cab mount (GM calls it a "cushion").  They called me last week letting me know it was in, but I haven't had a chance to get the truck back to them yet.  I'll report the results when I do.

sod78 Enthusiast

sod78

Posted
Posted

lapoolboy: 

Was your bed just off center or higher on one side? Mine is shifted more towards the passenger side and higher on the drivers side. With it being higher, it makes it look weird when you look down the side of the truck cause the drivers side rear tire is sitting more under the fender well. Hopefully once they adjust the bed it will make the drivers side sit where it is suppose to. Drives me crazy every time I look in the side mirror and can see that the “line” on the cab and bed don’t line up. 
 

You said they had to order a “cushion” for the cab. So did they adjust your cab or the bed?

lapoolboy Senior Enthusiast

lapoolboy

Posted
Posted
15 hours ago, sod78 said:

lapoolboy: 

Was your bed just off center or higher on one side? Mine is shifted more towards the passenger side and higher on the drivers side. With it being higher, it makes it look weird when you look down the side of the truck cause the drivers side rear tire is sitting more under the fender well. Hopefully once they adjust the bed it will make the drivers side sit where it is suppose to. Drives me crazy every time I look in the side mirror and can see that the “line” on the cab and bed don’t line up. 
 

You said they had to order a “cushion” for the cab. So did they adjust your cab or the bed?

They shifted the bed right-to-left slightly to line it up with the cab.  However, the driver's side cab body line is lower than the bed body line.  So they have to replace that sagging left, rear cab body mount to bring it back up into alignment.

sod78 Enthusiast

sod78

Posted
Posted
10 hours ago, lapoolboy said:

They shifted the bed right-to-left slightly to line it up with the cab.  However, the driver's side cab body line is lower than the bed body line.  So they have to replace that sagging left, rear cab body mount to bring it back up into alignment.

Is there a difference in the way your rear wheels sit under the fender? With my bed being misaligned and higher on drivers side, my drivers side rear wheel sits further under the fender well. So when they shift my bed to the drivers side to line it up with the cab, it is gonna make the wheels worse. Not sure what their plan of action is, but it is irritating driving a truck with 1200 miles on it and every time I look in the mirror I see the crooked bed. 

  • Like 1
2020AEC New Member

2020AEC

Posted
Posted
On 9/10/2020 at 5:52 AM, sod78 said:

Is there a difference in the way your rear wheels sit under the fender? With my bed being misaligned and higher on drivers side, my drivers side rear wheel sits further under the fender well. So when they shift my bed to the drivers side to line it up with the cab, it is gonna make the wheels worse. Not sure what their plan of action is, but it is irritating driving a truck with 1200 miles on it and every time I look in the mirror I see the crooked bed. 

 

On 9/10/2020 at 5:52 AM, sod78 said:

Is there a difference in the way your rear wheels sit under the fender? With my bed being misaligned and higher on drivers side, my drivers side rear wheel sits further under the fender well. So when they shift my bed to the drivers side to line it up with the cab, it is gonna make the wheels worse. Not sure what their plan of action is, but it is irritating driving a truck with 1200 miles on it and every time I look in the mirror I see the crooked bed. 

Please let us know the solution to your truck when fixed. I have the same issue with my 2020 Sierra Denali and it’s driving me crazy. 

sod78 Enthusiast

sod78

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, 2020AEC said:

 

Please let us know the solution to your truck when fixed. I have the same issue with my 2020 Sierra Denali and it’s driving me crazy. 

Dropped my 2020 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab at the dealership this morning. Picked it up late afternoon and bed was aligned with the cab. However, the body line on the drivers side bed is slightly higher than the body line on the cab. Service department recommended me run it by the body shop and see what they think is wrong with it. Before I left the dealer I looked at approximately 10 2020 Silverado Crew Cabs On the lot, and they all were out of alignment. 
 

Just take the TSB listed in previous post with you. I looked under the bed when I got home and all they did was remove the alignment pin on the front right corner of the bed so they could slide the bed. 
 

In reference to my previous comment about the wheels sticking out different, they said that was due to the axle placement in the rear and there wasn’t really anything that could be done cause there are alignment slots in the leaf springs/axle where the bracket attaches. With my measurements, the passenger side rear tire sticks out 1/4” - 3/8” further than drivers. Thinking about putting a 1/4” - 3/8” wheel spacer on drivers side rear to fix that problem. 

  • 3 months later...
Troger Enthusiast

Troger

Posted
Posted (edited)
On 9/9/2020 at 9:25 PM, lapoolboy said:

They shifted the bed right-to-left slightly to line it up with the cab.  However, the driver's side cab body line is lower than the bed body line.  So they have to replace that sagging left, rear cab body mount to bring it back up into alignment.

lapoolboy or anyone else, did the you ever get your bed aligned properly.  I had the side to side TSB performed for side to side alignment but the bed height is still off, more so on the driver side.  I need to go back to the dealer but wondering if anyone had any luck and what was done.

Edited by Troger
steelcity Enthusiast

steelcity

Posted
Posted
On 1/15/2021 at 1:57 PM, Troger said:

lapoolboy or anyone else, did the you ever get your bed aligned properly.  I had the side to side TSB performed for side to side alignment but the bed height is still off, more so on the driver side.  I need to go back to the dealer but wondering if anyone had any luck and what was done.

My truck is the exact same way!  Look at the weld points where the bed is attached.  Where the front panel is spot welded to the side panels.  My drivers side is attached higher than the passenger side. look at the front bed panel, up high where the spot welds  are and compare side to side.  

gemarsh Senior Enthusiast

gemarsh

Posted
Posted (edited)

Dang, just looked at my 21. Bed is off 3/8ths" to the left. Looking at the above posted tsb, looks like I can move it faster than taking it to town and have the dealer do it.

 

Never noticed it till I looked for it. Now I see it 20 foot away.

 

ETA...atleast the panels are the same heighth!

20210117_003405.jpg

Edited by gemarsh

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    250.5k
    Total Topics
    2.7m
    Total Posts

  • Member Statistics

    342,902
    Total Members
    8,960
    Most Online
    whenindoubtuseahammer
    Newest Member
    whenindoubtuseahammer
    Joined

  • Who's Online   3 Members, 0 Anonymous, 320 Guests (See full list)

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • Coastie05
      Casey from the Texas Hill Country

      By Coastie05 · Posted

      Enjoy the new truck, it’s a beauty. I’m glad you’re keeping the OBS, I love those old trucks. 
    • chris21
      Towing In Loose Gravel

      By chris21 · Posted

      With large equipment or deep mud it is more of a use the higher gear to avoid spinning tires, getting stuck because of spinning tires and doing damage to your machine. The idea is if you run out of torque before you spin tires you can still downshift for more torque. If you are just spinning your tires in the lowest available gear you are stuck and things break.   Automatic transmissions, traction control and electronic transfer cases change the calculation a little as you the driver have less control over each piece. 
    • davester
      My First Project and GMC has me stumped

      By davester · Posted

      are there any codes? with lots of rust, perhaps disconnect/clean both sides of the connection/examine cable ends (the wires) for corrosion going into the sheath & replace if necessary/reconnect ALL the power AND ground cables between the battery, engine, frame, cab, fuse box and starter charm.li (website) has a no-start diagnostic procedure you can work through to get it working.
    • Chuck FB
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      Its no wonder you've gravitated to the oil types and brands you have in later years after trying certain brands and one being a specialty oil or at least very hard to come by up here and the other would have been a commonly found oil of the era and the vastly different outcomes as a result to using the vehicles in question the same distance for an OCI . It shows what marketing hype can do without actually having the product to back up the claims and that is no different now with the insane claims that are written on the side of a bottle of oil from some of the off the shelf oils.    What has surprised me and I was already finding this out before I bought my truck with the GDI engine, that this newer fancy technology that seemingly would suggest better fuel economy/emissions with this high pressure spray of fuel is not in reality kind at all to the engine or at least the oils life. Yet they insist on claiming long OCI with this technology just like they did with the port or similar type fuel injection systems when in reality its a step back in oil life to have a GDI system.    I think the mistake your making Grumpy is that your not sending your samples to Blackstone and getting the feel good glowing report that you can run it another 1000 or more miles and then send another sample where they say run it yet another 1000 miles and on and on it goes until your sending in something that looks a lot like road tar and then they may suggest you change your oil within the next 1000 miles 😆
    • Chuck FB
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      I am guessing that engines of that design back then had a better ability to be abused and survive longer than a new design engine with the long timing chain and the overhead cams and phasers etc. But I would never guess that an engine could go that far and not fail spectacularly or at least die a slow death. 

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...