INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND PARTS LIST
FOR MOUNTING 401524/571524 GRIP STEPS/MEGA-OMEGA STEPS,
LONG/SHORT, 2015-NEWER FORD TRANSIT VANS.
READ INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL REQUIRED PARTS
(LISTED ON SERVICE PARTS LIST) ARE ON HAND BEFORE STARTING THE INSTALLATION.
PASSENGER SIDE INSTALLATION
1.
MEASURE FROM THE REAR OF THE FRONT FENDER OPENING, AND MARK THE PINCH WELD FOR
DRILLING THE FRONT HOLE OF EACH BRACKET AS SHOWN IN FIG. 3. AND THE REAR HOLE OF
EACH BRACKET, REAR HOLE DISTANCE IS 3" FROM THE FRONT HOLE ON THE FIRST 4
BRACKETS, AND 1-1/4" ON THE 5TH REAR MOST BRACKET.
2.
DRILL 11/32" HOLE IN EACH OF THE LOCATIONS MARKED OUT ON THE PINCHWELD.
NOTE:SLIDE A FLAT PIECE OF METAL SUCH AS A PUTTY KNIFE BETWEEN THE PINCHWELD,
AND THE PLASTIC ROCKER MOLDING, TO AVOID DAMAGING MOLDING DURING DRILLING.
3.
INSTALL BOLT PLATE RETAINERS (ITEM #4, 5) AND 5/16-18 X 1" CARRIAGE BOLTS (ITEM #6)
BETWEEN THE ROCKER MOLDING, AND THE PINCHWELD, WITH CARRIAGE BOLTS GOING
THROUGH THE HOLES DRILLED IN THE PINCHWELD.
NOTE: IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO RELEASE THE LOWER CLIPS OF THE ROCKER MOLDING, TO
ALLOW IT TO BE PULLED BACK ENOUGH TO GET CARRIAGE BOLTS AND RETAINER PLATES
INSTALLED.
4.
PLACE BRACKETS (ITEM #1, 2, 3) UP TO ROCKER, AND FASTEN TO THE 5/16-18 X 1" CARRIAGE
BOLTS (ITEM #6) THAT YOU'VE ALREADY PUT THROUGH THE PINCHWELD, USING THE 5/16-18
SERRATED FLANGE NUTS (ITEM #7). LEAVE THESE FASTENERS FINGER TIGHT AT THIS TIME.
SEE FIG. 1 FOR PROPER BRACKET LOCATIONS.
5.
IN THE TOP HOLES OF EACH BRACKET DRILL A 17/64" HOLE THROUGH THE SHEET METAL OF
THE ROCKER PANEL, AS SHOWN IN FIG. 1.
6.
INSTALL THE 5/16-18 X 1" THREAD CUTTING BOLT (ITEM #8), AND THE 5/16" LOCK WASHER
(ITEM #9) INTO EACH OF THE 17/64" HOLES THAT WERE DRILLED. TIGHTEN TO 10 LB. FT.
NOTE: DUE NOT TIGHTEN THE 5/16-18 X 1" THREAD CUTTING BOLTS (ITEM #8) TO MORE THAN
10 LB. FT. OF TORQUE. OVER TORQUEING THESE WILL RESULT IN STRIPPING OUT THE
ROCKER PANEL.
7.
TIGHTEN ALL REMAINING 5/16-18 FASTENERS 19 LB. FT.
DRIVERS SIDE INSTALLATION
1. REPEAT STEPS 1 THROUGH 7, USING EXPOLDED VIEWS FIG. 2 AND FIG. 4.
NOTE: DUE TO THE THICKNESS OF THE MATERIAL IN THE ROCKER PANEL FOR THE TOP 2
HOLES ON THE SECOND BRACKET BACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, YOU WILL NEED TO DRILL
THOSE 2 HOLES WITH A 19/64" BIT.
2. ATTACHING THE STEP ASSEMBLY:
PLEASE REVIEW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR STEP
ASSEMBLY FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.
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