Installation Manual

Check vehicle height and
adjust spring bars if necessary
Tighten head fasteners
Maintenance
Check all connections before towing
With the spring bars secured, lower the jack to apply load
to the hitch. The vehicle should settle evenly. Remeasure
the front and rear bumper reference points. If the front has
settled much more than the rear, lower the L-brackets to
reduce the load on the spring bars. The spring bars should
be nearly horizontal when correct height is achieved.
Check the following:
Pin & clip securing shank to receiver
Head to shank fasteners
Trailer ball nut
Coupler latch
Spring bar support brackets
Safety chains
Lights and turn signals
Braking system, including breakaway switch
After the correct tilt position has been determined and the
tow vehicle is sitting level, the 3/4" bolts must be torqued.
Tighten 3/4" bolts and locknuts to 200 ft. lbs. Failure
to tighten bolts may result in a complete system failure.
Apply grease to the following locations prior to
each use to ensure quiet and trouble free operation.
Step 2
Pry the spring bar onto the L-bracket
by rotating the lift bar to vertical.
Step 3
With the spring bar supported by the L-bracket, remove
the lift handle. Secure the spring bar by installing the retainer
clip and cotter pin as shown below.
Figure 11
To lower the spring bar
Step 1
Remove the weight from the spring bars by using the trailer
jack to lift the front of the trailer and rear of the tow vehicle.
Step 2
With tension removed from the spring bars,
carefully remove the cotter pin & clip.
Step 3
With the spring bar clip removed, use the lift bar
as a lever to pry the spring bar off of the L-bracket.
Brush grease on inner
and outer ball bearings
Apply grease
to zerk
Adjusting head tilt
If your tow vehicle cannot be leveled
with the initial 'Position 1' head setting,
increase the tilt position. Increasing
head tilt will allow more tension to be
applied to the arms. The table below
shows the change in spring bar height
for each position setting.
1 32 4 5
X
Distance X
Pos# X
1 9.25
2 10.75
3 12.75
4 14.75
5 16
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