Chapter 4 Liftgate Installation
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Loosen mount bracket bolts.
Move mount frame as necessary.
SLIDE TO ACHIEVE
PROPER PLATFORM
GAP OF 1/8"-1/4"
Torque bolts to 85 ft. lbs.
Raise Platform horizontal with bed of vehicle and tilt up
to transport position. Check to see that the gap
requirements have been met.
TORQUE TO 85 FT. LBS
AFTER ACHIEVING
PROPER GAP
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Platform hinge
(middle plate)
Pin tang to fully
engage in hinge
(middle plate)
INSTALLATION OF TILT CYLINDERS
Manually Pivot the Tilt Cylinders into position.
Extend or Retract the Tilt Cylinders as needed, to align
rod eye with lower pivot holes in Platform Hinges, by
using the Raise and Tilt or Lower and Tilt switches.
Install Tilt Cylinder Pins, washers, support wheel and
lock nuts as shown.
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ADJUSTMENT OF PLATFORM GAP
Bring platform horizontal with bed of vehicle. Be careful
not to damage rear sill extension.
The platform and rear sill must have a gap between 1-
3/4” and 1-15/16”.
Determine how much and in which direction the platform
must be moved.
Lower the platform to the ground.
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DRILL 1/2" HOLES
AND INSTALL
REMAINING BOLTS,
NUTS, AND WASHERS
FINAL INSTALL OF MOUNT BRACKETS
(BOLT ON METHOD)
See next page for WELD ON METHOD
Lower platform to the ground.
Use mount brackets as a template and drill the
remaining holes in the chassis frame.
Install a minimum of 6, ½”grade 8 bolts in the outer
holes and torque to 85 ft. lbs