Owners manual

Installation Instructions
Part Numbers:
4449
6. Loosely, hang the driver’s side and passenger’s side, hitch side brackets by attaching the 5/8” hardware to the threaded studs.
Install the 5/8 X 3.00 carriage bolts through the hitch side brackets, 5/8” blocks and large slots in the vehicle frame rails.
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Ford F-450
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gure
1)
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7. Use the supplied U-Bolt for the forward attachment of the bracket to the frame (see Figure 4). Position the U-Bolt from the
inside of the vehicle frame pointing towards the hitch side bracket. On the passenger’s side of the vehicle, the U-Bolt must be
positioned to the vehicle forward side of the shock mount and installed on an angle through the mounting slots on the hitch side
bracket.
Vehicle Forward
U-Bolt
20
8. When installing the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch, a hole must be drilled in the bed of the truck. Mark and drill a 1/4 inch
hole
46
-
3/16 inches
from the rear of the bed and centered between the wheel wells. Using a hole saw, enlarge the pilot hole to
Figure 4
Additional
fasteners must
be used to
attach the hitch
see Figure 1.
20
hole
46
3/16
inches
from
the
rear
of
the
bed
and
centered
between
the
wheel
wells.
Using
a
hole
saw,
enlarge
the
pilot
hole
to
the final diameter hole size. Refer to the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch instruction sheet for hole size.
9. Loosely install the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch. Refer to the 9460/9470 instruction sheet and Figure 4 for mounting
locations.
10. Align the sleeve of the Hide-A-Goose hitch with the hole drilled in the vehicle bed and torque the hitch fasteners to the cross
members to 212 ft.-lb. (287 N-m).
11. Tighten the frame bracket and cross member fasteners to the required specification below.
Torque all 5/8-11 GR5 fasteners on the brackets and cross members to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N-m)
Torque all 1/2-13 fasteners on the brackets and cross member to 75 ft.-lb. (102 N-m)
12. On Gas Engine Vehicles Only Use the factory flange nut that was removed in Step 2 to tighten the tube holder onto the L-
bracket as shown in Figure 2d.
13. Install the safety chain kit as described in the 9460/9470 head instruction sheet.
14. On some vehicles, the Hide-A-Goose handle may contact the emergency brake cable. The brake cable bracket should be
adjusted to provide clearance.
15. Reinstall exhaust as shown below.
Exhaust installation:
16. If there is less than ½” clearance between the exhaust pipe and the Hide-A-Goose cross members, the exhaust bracket
supplied with the 4449 mounting kit must be used. See figure 5a and 5b for 2008 models and up. For the rear attachment
(
Fi
g
ure 5a
),
fasten the su
pp
lied bracket extension to the factor
y
bracket with the factor
y
M8 bolts
,
then fasten the extension
Factory
nuts
Mounting
Frame cross
member
ExhaustBracket
(g ), pp y y ,
to the frame with the supplied hardware. Reattach the exhaust bracket forward of the axle to the frame cross member with
3/8” spacers sandwiched between the bracket and cross member.
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14
15
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Sheet 3 of 8 4449N 3-22-10 Rev. A
Figure 5a
Rear Attachment
Figure 5b
Center Attachment
b
racke
t
Factory
bolts
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