Set the Rear and Front Foot Brackets
Align the 5/16” drill bit through the holes in the brackets and drill through the truck bed for both the front and
rear Foot Brackets. Run the screws through the holes and put the washers and nuts on from the under side but
only hand tighten.
Since there is no room to hold a wrench in the tail gate housing of Dodge pick up
trucks, Rivet Nuts will need to be installed. Please refer to the directions below to
install the Rivet Nuts.
Use a 5/16” drill bit and drill
through the holes in the Vertical
Post Bracket and into the post of
the pick up truck bed. Next re-
move the bracket and use a 17/32”
drill bit to widen the holes in the
bed post in order to install the rivet
nuts.
Installing Rivet Nuts
Use the drill with the 5/16” drill bit and, using the screw holes in the Vertical Post Mounting Bracket to
align, drill the holes into the side of the bed post. After the holes are drilled remove the side bracket
from the arm frame. Replace the drill bit with a 17/32” drill bit and enlarge the two holes in the side of
the bed post. If the truck has a spray on bed liner, remove the liner around the holes so the rivet head
will directly butt up to the sheet metal around the 17/32” drilled hole. Once this is done insert the 5/16”
Rivet Nut with the Rivet Nut Tool.
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