Buyers 5051105 - Manual (Page 2)

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4. Install the Tube Holder for the spare tire. (fig. 3)
a. Place the Tube Holder on the rear inside lip of the box.
b. Mark two 1/4" holes by tracing the holes from the Tube Holder.
It should extend through the 1 inch hole of the tube holder.
c. Carefully, drill the two marked holes 1/4" diameter.
Screw To Mount
Tube Holder
Tube Should Extend
Through The Hole Below
Dimension
26.0 Short Bed
23.0 Long Bed
Fig. 3.
5. Remove one of the plastic caps from the Liftgate that
aligned to the spare tire tube hole. You may have to modify
the hole slightly for this tube to be aligned correctly.
6. Place the filler sheet metal on the liftgate before trying to
mount on the truck. The filler sheet metal will act as a gap
bridge between the truck-bed and the liftgate.
7. Weld the supplied filler sheet metal to the top corner of the
liftgate upper frame.
8. Align the mounting brackets into the truck bed corner
posts. Do not drill yet.
9. Place the Liftgate into the bed opening so it will align
with the spare tire tube. Make sure it is centered in the
opening of the truck, flush with the bed floor, and is 90 deg
vertical to level ground. (fig. 4)
PS Corner Post
3/8" Fastners
Position
the PS
Mount
Bracket
Weld
Filler
Sheet to
Liftgate
Fig. 4.
10. Secure three 3/8" x 1" bolts, three flat washers and three
locknuts on the mounting bracket. (fig. 5)
Pick and Drill Through
Three 13/32" Holes
from the Truck Bed
Washer &
Nylock
Sandwich the Truck
Bed Sheet Metal
between the Washer
Support Bracket and
the Mount Bracket
Fig. 5.
11. Let the liftgate hanging, supported at the bed-posts.
Position the racket against the corner post and check for
objects of possible interference. Using the bracket as a
template, pick two of four holes and drill through the bottom
of the bed with a 13/32" drill.
12. Secure each bracket to the truck bed using two 3/8"x1.5"
bolts (9), two flat washers, and two nylock nut (11).
13. Align the mounting so the liftgate is straight and level.
Tighten the four 3/8 x 1" bolts and four nylock to the liftgate.
Use the four washers on the slot side.
14. Using the mounting bracket as a template, find the 3/8
hole toward the bracket and drill a 13/32" hole in the truck
corner post. Secure the newly drilled hole with the 3/8
fasteners included. (fig. 6)
3/8 Bolt
3/8 Nut
3/8 Flat Washer
3/8 Split Washer
Fig. 6.