Installation Guide

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61052 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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3. Place assembly in hole, plate and bed.
4. Using holes in base of fold-down hitch as a template,
mark and drill 11/16" holes through the bed and plate
to secure hitch to bed plate.
5. Use 6 5/8" carriage bolts and flange nuts to bolt the
hitch ball assembly into the bed and through the plate.
Shims should be used to accomodate corrugation in
pickup bed.
6. Tighten nuts to 110 lb-ft. torque.
7. Attach angle braces to the underneath side of bed so
bolts go through both the bed and the plate. If nece-
ssary, move angle braces forward or back to clear
cross members.
8. Drill 17/32" holes in front and rear of plate. (Figure 5)
FIGURE 5
9. Use 1/2" bolts, nuts and lockwashers to attach
angle braces.
10. Fabricate 6 frame brackets 2" x 3/8".
11. Place brackets along each side of truck frame taking
care to avoid cross members or other parts. Drill
17/32" holes through bed and plate. (Figure 5)
12. Attach brackets to bed and plate with 1/2" bolts,
nuts and lockwashers.
13. Drill 17/32" holes through lower angles of brackets
and through the truck frame. (Figure 5) Holes must
be in center of frame.
14. Bolt brackets to the frame with 1/2" bolts,nuts and
lockwashers (Not supplied).
CAUTION: Do not weld brackets to frame.
15. Tighten 1/2" bolts to 75 lb-ft. torque.
FRAME SUPPORT
An alternative mounting method is the H-Frame support
which consist of a steel frame and frame brackets. The
steel bar for the framework should be at least 1/2" thick
and 2" wide. The frame brackets should be 3/8" x 2".
FIGURE 6
1. Align fold-down hitch ball assembly in bed of truck
centered with cut-out in floor of bed.
2. Using the hitch ball assembly as a template, mark
and drill 11/16" holes. (Figure 7)
FIGURE 7
3. Place frame support structure underneath bed of
truck and above truck frame. Align with cut-out in
bed of truck. Use clamps to hold structure in place.
4. Using holes previously drilled in truck bed as a guide,
drill six holes in structure.
Truck Bed
1/2" Bolts
Angle Brackets (Not Included)
Truck Frame
Frame Brackets (Not Included)
Center of Bed
5/8" Carriage Bolts
Hitch Ball Assembly
Bed Plate (Not Included)
14"
Same Width
as Truck
Frame
8"
1/2" x 2" Bar
3/8" x 2" Brackets
Mounting Holes
Frame
Mounting
Holes
Frame
Support
Structure
2"- 6"
Forward
of axle
center
7 1/2" x 11"
CUT-OUT
14"
12"