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Assemble the center section.
Before the center can
be installed the latch pin assembly needs to be
attached to the center section. When installed, the
latch pin assembly must be positioned so the handle
will be on the driver side of the truck. For short bed
trucks installing the latch pin assembly on the driver
side will put the bed cross member cutout towards the
cab, see Figure C1. On 8’ bed trucks installing the
latch pin assembly on the driver side will put the bed
cross member cutout towards back of the truck, see
Figure C2. To assemble, locate the center section and
the latch pin assembly. Pass the end of the latch pin
assembly through the hole in the ball socket inside the
center section, as shown in Figure C1 & C2. While
pushing the latch pin assembly firmly against the
socket, align the two mounting holes in the pin
assembly and secure with two 5/16" X 1" carriage
bolts and flange nuts, as shown in Figure C3.
Prepare center mounting hardware.
Locate four
5/8" x 4−1/2" flange bolts and the two washer plates.
Pass two bolts into each washer plate. Pass the bolts
into the cross members so that the bolt threads are
sticking out into the area where the center will install,
see Figure D1.
INSTALL LATCH PIN
INSTALL CENTER SECTION
1.
1.
Install M14 bolts.
Locate the eight M14 X 35mm
flanged head bolts. Pass each bolt through the cross
member brackets and into the threaded holes in the
frame as shown in Figure E1. Refer back to Figure B1
for frame bolt locations. Do not fully tighten hardware
connections at this time.
ATTACH CROSS MEMBERS TO
FRAME
1.
2. Mount center section between cross members.
Push the front cross member forward and the rear
cross member rearward so that there is room between
them for the center section. With the latch pin
assembly on the driver side, lift the center section into
place so the raised portion of the center section
passes into the 4" hole drilled into the bed, see Figure
D2. Slide each of the cross members towards the
center section and push 5/8" bolts in to place.
Finish center assembly.
Secure each bolt in the
center section with 5/8" flange nuts. Hand tighten
hardware only at this time.
3.
Figure C1:
Short bed installation.
Figure C3:
Latch pin assembly (short bed installation).
Figure D2:
View under truck looking above differential.
Figure E1:
View looking into passenger side wheel well.
Figure D1:
View of cross members.
Figure C2:
Long bed installation.
Figure B6:
View looking up at bottom of bed over axle.
BED CROSS MEMBER CUT OUT
REAR CROSS
MEMBER ASSEMBLY
FORWARD CROSS
MEMBER ASSEMBLY
