Step 3: installing rails – Pace-Edwards JR Series Ford Explorer Sport Trac User Manual
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Install the tailgate end of the pull strap to the
underside of the drivers side rail using the #8-
32 x 3/4 machine screw located at the tailgate
end on the underside of the rail.
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STEP 4: REPOSITIONING CANISTER
STEP 5: INSTALL TAILGATE END OF PULL STRAP
HARDWARE USED:
PULL STRAP x 2
(TAILGATE END)
STEP 3: INSTALLING RAILS
FIG. 3a
Left Rail
Rail Grip
Forward
Blanket
Guide
Open the rail box along the length of the box; lift rails out to avoid scratching the rail surface
on the package staples.
REMOVE PROTECTIVE PAPER ON UNDERSIDE OF RAILS. THIS IS FOR PACKAGING
PURPOSES ONLY.
Install the rails by sliding them through the attached blanket guides on the canister,
threading the blanket in the rails, and sliding the rails into the rail grips that are attached on
the inside of the canister.
Then slide the rails forward, towards the truck cab making sure that both of the rail grips
are engaged. (Figure 3a)
Secure the rail by installing the hardware (Bolt, Lock Washer, Flat Washer) through the Rail
Grip Attachment and predrilled hole in the rail.
Complete for both left and right rails.
HARDWARE USED:
1/4-20 x 3/4” BOLT x 2
1/4” FLAT WASHER x 2
1/4” LOCK WASHER x 2
Rail Grip
Attachment
Canister
Thread Blanket in Rail here
Rail Grip
Flat Washer
Lock Washer
Rail Bolt
Remove the support(s) under the canister so that the canister and rails rest fi rmly on the sides of the truck bed.
With the tailgate closed position the rails so they are snug up against the tailgate.