Draw-Tite 4445 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT - Manual (Page 3)

Installation Instructions
Part Numbers:
4445
GOOSENECK MOUNTING KIT
Chevrolet/GMC 3500 Long Bed
2001 - 2007 “Classic”
9461/9471 HIDE-A-GOOSE HITCH INSTALLATION
6. From the passenger’s side wheel well, cut a 2-1/4” wide notch into the sheet metal flange as shown in Figure 3.
Another way to notch the bed flange is to make a single vertical cut, then fold the flange material up enough to allow
the for the rails to fit between the frame and the bed. After the rails have been installed, the cut flange may be bent
back down to its original position and the cut steel surfaces may be touched up with paint to prevent rusting.
Bend here Bed supports
Figure 3
P id
2-1/4”
wide
notch
Cut here
Optional:
single cut & bend
Cut here
Vehicle Forward
ed suppo ts
7. Slide the forward cross member through the notch underneath the bed, and over the frame, until it completely spans
the passenger’s and driver’s side frame rails, then slide the cross member forward over the gas tank.
8. Slide the rear cross member through the notch underneath the bed, and over the frame, until it completely spans the
passenger’s and driver’s side frame rails, then slide the cross member back against the bed support.
9. Place two 5/8” Gr8 carriage bolts from the Hide-A-Goose fastener kit into the long slots on the top of the rear cross
member, as shown in Figure 1.
Passenger side
Fuel tank
Vehicle
Forward
Forward cross member Rear cross member
Gooseneck hitch
10. Rotate the front of the hitch over the gas tank (locking pin on the driver’s side) and raise the rear of the hitch up,
guiding the ends of the 5/8” carriage bolts in the rear rail through the slots in the top of the hitch (see Figure 4).
Loosely fasten the back of the hitch to the rear cross member with 5/8” fasteners from the Hide-A-Goose fastener
kit.
11. Slide the forward cross member rearward, against the front of the hitch, then place 5/8” Gr8 carriage bolts from the
Hide A Goose fastener kit through the front of the cross member and the hitch Loosely fasten the front of the hitch
Figure 4
Rotating hitch into position
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Hide-A-Goose fastener kit through the front of the cross member and the hitch. Loosely fasten the front of the hitch
to the front cross member with 5/8” fasteners from the Hide-A-Goose fastener kit.
12. Line up the mounting slots on the frame brackets with the threaded studs on the ends of the rails. See Figure 5 to
identify which holes on the frame brackets to use. Loosely attach frame brackets to rails with 5/8” hex nuts and
conical toothed washers as shown in Figure 1.