Installation instructions, Part numbers – Draw-Tite 4446 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT User Manual
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Installation Instructions
9464/9474 HIDE-A-GOOSE INSTALLATION
Part Numbers:
4446
GOOSENECK MOUNTING KIT
Dodge Ram 1500
Short & Long Bed
NOTES:
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This rail kit can be used with a 9464 or 9474 head only.
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Always make sure the ball is fully locked before towing.
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Keep the ball and ball sleeve well lubricated.
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Periodically re-torque all the hitch fasteners.
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Check ball, hitch coupler, safety chains and other connections for proper operation every time you tow.
9464/9474 HIDE-A-GOOSE INSTALLATION
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Warning:
The tow vehicle manufacturers recommended towing capacities should
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
be
exceeded.
Check for adequate clearance between the gooseneck trailer and the rear of the cab and the rear of the truck box
before installing hitch.
All trucks have fuel lines, brake lines and electrical wiring located along the vehicle frame where the rail kit
installs. Carefully examine the location of fuel lines, brake lines and electrical wires before installation and be
certain not to damage these when positioning the hitch components. Be careful when drilling holes, cutting
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sheet metal and tightening fasteners as to not limit the integrity of these systems.
Installation Instructions
1.
Remove plastic inner fender liners on both sides of truck to get access to frame. Liners can either be left off or
modified and reassembled on truck later on Ask truck owner what they want done
Hide-A-Goose Only – Drilled hole in bed location (see step 2).
Short Box – 44-1/8 inches Long Box – 46-1/8 inches
modified and reassembled on truck later on. Ask truck owner what they want done.
2.
From underneath the vehicle, remove the clips on the vapor tube and wiring harness, attached to the vehicle rearward
cross member. These will need to be removed to allow the rearward rail to slide into position between the vehicle
bed and frame rails. Also on dual exhaust trucks the hanger mounted to the top of the cross member that interferes
with the rear cross rail will have to be removed. Remove bolt and slide hanger out of rubber isolator.
3.
When installing the 9464/9474 Hide-A-Goose hitch, a hole must be drilled in the bed of the truck. Mark and drill a 1/4” hole
44-1/8 inches (6’-4” bed) / 46-1/8 inches (8’ bed) 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 9464/9474 Hide-A-Goose instruction sheet for hole size.
4.
Positioning the cross members by notching the bed seam: Using a saber saw, cut a notch in the bed seam on the
4.
Positioning the cross members by notching the bed seam: Using a saber saw, cut a notch in the bed seam on the
passenger’s side of the vehicle, between the vehicle frame and the bed as shown in Figure 2. Slide the forward cross
member through the notch and above both frame rails. Slide the rearward cross member through the notch cut in the
bed seam and above both frame rails.
5.
Place 5/8” GR8 carriage bolts from the Hide-A-Goose hitch fastener kit into the square holes on the cross members
from the top pointing towards the ground (see Figure 1).
Bed Seam
Areas to be notched
Vehicle Forward
Figure 2
Bed Seam
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Sheet 2 of 8
4446N
6-9-11
Rev. E
Passenger
Side Frame
Rail