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B&W Trailer Hitches Turnoverball Model 1105 (Ford) User Manual

Before installing, Installation instructions, Ball location

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BEFORE INSTALLING

OVERHEAD LIFTING DEVICE

WARNING

Most trucks have FUEL LINES and/or BRAKE LINES and/or ELECTRICAL WIRES located along the frame rails

where B&W Turnover Ball hitches install. Carefully examine the location of fuel lines, brake lines and electrical

wires BEFORE INSTALLATION. Be certain you will not damage fuel lines, brake lines or electrical wires when

positioning hitch components, drilling holes, tightening fasteners, and lifting and lowering the truck bed. The fuel

tank vent, located on top of the gas tank, can be easily damaged during the installation of the hitch compo-

nents. Care must be taken when positioning the front crossmember and center section components.

WARNING

On Short bed trucks, BEFORE INSTALLING THIS HITCH, check for adequate turning clearance between the front

of all of your trailers and the truck cab.

WARNING

DO NOT invert the ball in the socket when carrying heavy loads on 2 wheel drive trucks. The ball may hit the top

of the differential. Remove the ball from the socket before loading. A plug for the socket is available from B & W.

An overhead-lifting device, such as chain falls, engine hoist, or cable come-a-

long, can be used to lift the center section of the hitch in place. Lower a loop of

rope or chain through the 4" hole in the truck bed floor and attach it to the latch

pin in the round hitch receiver tube in the center section. Use the lifting device to

raise the center section until the round hitch receiver tube that protrudes from the

center section fits in the 4" hole in the truck bed floor. Maintaining upward pres-

sure may facilitate fastening the crossmember to the center section, especially if

the truck bed floor has been distorted downward from heavy use. If you use an

overhead-lifting device, it should be disconnected before squaring the center

section across the frame, installing the sideplates and torquing fasteners.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

The front angle-iron crossmember is able to accommodate either installation location by turning

the angle end-for-end. The notches are made at two different depths; the shallower notches would sit

on the frame for the 49 inch location and the deeper notches are used against the frame for the 46

inch location. The rear angle-iron crossmember will work for both locations.

STEP 2

Remove the heat shield located above the rear axle under the truck bed. Some

newer trucks have adhesive heat shields installed on the under side of the bed floor

and may not need to be removed.

On 2004 and older trucks the emergency brake cable located on the outside

of the driver’s side frame will have to be relocated. Knock the mounting stud out of

the frame and discard. A relocating bolt is furnished in the kit and will be installed

later.

On 2005 and newer trucks equipped with a gasoline engine the

fuel line and bracket will have to be relocated. This is located inside the

frame on the driver’s side. Remove the nut holding the fuel line retaining

clip. Rotate the retaining clip 90 degrees with the stud facing down. Install

the relocating bracket to the frame with one of the 5/16" x 1" carriage

bolts with flange nut. The bracket should have the long leg with two hole’s

facing down and to the inside of the frame when installed correctly. Next

fasten the retaining clip to the relocation bracket using the nut that was

removed earlier.

STEP 6

Select the back crossmember (2) with only one set of notches. With

the horizontal side up and the slotted side facing the Front of the truck, position it

across the top of the frame rails, between the bed and frame, by pushing it through

the opening from the wheel well on the driver’s side. When the crossmember is across

the frame rails, move it to the rear, up on the higher section of the frame rails. (The

notches may not fit down over the frame at the forward location, but will fit properly

once it is moved rearward to the top of the hump in the frame). Position it approxi-

mately 2 inches behind the hole in the truck bed floor, and use a crescent wrench or

channel locks on the slotted side of the crossmember to rotate it down on its long

axis, placing the side without slots flush against the truck bed floor. Select the front

crossmember (1) with two sets of notches. (Determine which ball location is being

installed. (Remember for the 49” location the shallow notches should be oriented

down against the truck frame. The 46” location requires the deep notches to be

against the truck frame). Position the angle so that the correct notch will set against

the truck frame, hold the angle in an inverted “V” position, and push the angle across

the frame using the notch in the bed floor flange for clearance at the apex of the

angle. With the angle spanning the frame, it can be rolled over the top of the shock

mount and moved rearward to approximately two inches in front of the hole in the

truck bed floor. (When installing at the 49" location the front crossmember will set

partially over the passenger side shock mount. The angle has been machined to
accommodate this bracket.)

The two crossmembers should be approximately parallel, about 9” apart, equally

spaced in front of and behind the hole in the truck bed floor.

BALL LOCATION:

*See Operating Instructions for further explanation

STEP 1

Begin by verifying and measuring the correct hole location in the truck bed floor. Measure from the

back end (tailgate end) of the truck bed floor by hooking a tape measure over the end of the truck

bed (not including the tailgate)and marking the floor at the correct measurement. Center the mea-

surement between the fender wheel wells. This location is critical to the correct installation of this

hitch, so measure, mark and saw carefully. If the truck has a plastic bed liner, you may drill through

both, but it is more difficult to accurately locate the midpoint between the fender wheel wells, and to

be sure that the bed liner does not move while sawing the hole. Make a 4-inch hole at this location

using a four inch hole saw, or by marking a 4 inch circle and cutting it out with a sabersaw equipped

with a metal cutting blade.

STEP 5

Install the two hitch cross members. They will be installed by sliding

them from inside the wheel well, above the tire, through the gap between the

bed and the truck’s frame and across until they span the frame rails. The gap

between the bed and frame is large enough to allow this, but the gap is

partially obstructed by a sheet metal flange (about 1 inch in height) that is

hanging down from the bottom of the truck bed floor. (see diagram). A small

notch needs to be made in this flange on the Driver’s side of the truck.

Locate front truck bed cross member. Measure over 1 1/4” from the back of

the cross member and make a mark. This will be the center point for the

notch that is needed. Mark and cut a 7/8” wide by 3/8” tall notch.

STEP 4

On 2005 and newer trucks equipped with a diesel engine the tail pipe will need to be lowered. First remove

the tail pipe bracket just behind the rear tire on the passenger side. Next install the extension bracket that is

supplied in the kit. Using the same bolt and hole in the frame that was holding the tail pipe bracket fasten the

round hole in the extension bracket to the frame. The extension bracket should have two square holes below the

round one with the center square hole toward the rear of the truck when installed correctly. Place a 5/16"

carriage bolt in the top square hole and through the frame, then fasten with a flange nut. Next fasten the tail

pipe bracket to the extension bracket using a carriage bolt placed though the bottom square hole of the exten-

sion bracket then into the tail pipe bracket. Secure with flange nut. If this does not give clearance after the

hitch is installed it may be necessary to pry between the muffler and the hanger at the rear of the muffler.

STEP 3

The 1105R mounting kit allows the hitch to be installed in two different locations.

When selecting the ball location the following should be considered. For truck cab clearance reasons

Short bed trucks are recommended to be drilled at 46” from the back of bed. This will place the ball

3-1/2” in front of the rear axle.

Long bed trucks can be drilled at two different locations 49” location will place the ball at 6-1/2” in

front of the rear axle. The 46” location (see above warning for 2WD trucks) will place the ball at

3-1/2” in front of the rear axle. Some truck / trailer combinations may not have adequate clearance

between the cab and trailer. The trailer or trailers that will be pulled should be considered when making

the decision for the ball location. See Step 1 for locating and drilling of the 4“ hole.