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Installing the Bed-Lift
Brackets
Parts needed for this procedure:
1
Outboard-lift bracket (short flanges)
1
Inboard-lift bracket (long flanges)
1
Hex-head bolt (5/16 x 5-1/2 inches)
1
Flange nut (5/16 inch)
Procedure
Perform the bed bracket installation at the bottom side
of the bed.
1.
Remove the 2 left-most bolts (5/16 x 3/4 inch)
that secure upper-bed brace to the bed (
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Figure 4
1.
Bolts (5/16 x 3/4 inch)
3.
Lower-bed brace
2.
Upper-bed brace
2.
Remove the 2 left-most bolts (5/16 x 3/4 inch)
that secure lower-bed brace to the bed (
Note:
Retain the 4 bolts for installation.
3.
Align the left outboard-lift bracket (the bracket
with the short flanges) to the outboard holes in
the upper- and lower-bed braces (
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Figure 5
1.
Outboard-lift bracket (short
flanges)
3.
Inboard-lift bracket (long
flanges)
2.
Bolts (5/16 x 3/4 inch)
4.
Secure the outboard lift bracket to the bed using
the 2 bolts that you removed in step
, and
hand-tighten the bolts (
).
5.
Align the inboard-lift bracket (the bracket with
the long flanges) to the inboard holes in the
upper- and lower-bed braces (
6.
Secure the inboard-lift bracket to the bed with
the 2 bolts that you removed in step
, and
hand-tighten the bolts (
).
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