For installation on driver's side only – Dee Zee DZ43300 User Manual

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FOR INSTALLATION ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY

STEP 4)

STEP 5)

STEP 6)

STEP 7)

Remove the tailgate cable

Apply thread lock to the threads

Install the cable on the inner

Install the narrow end of the

and use a T45 torx socket

of the cable/ball mount.

part of the mount, and the

shock on the ball mount

or the wrench provided to

Using a 17mm wrench, install

larger part of the shock

previously installed.

remove the cable bolt.

the cable/ball mount and

on the ball mount.

washer where the factory bolt
was removed in the previous
step.

STEP 8)

To remove the limiter, pry up one edge of the

STEP 9)

Remove the other end of the

flat nut with a screwdriver. Hold this edge with a

Measure down from the top of the cable 3 1/2". This

tailgate cable with the T45 torx

pair of pliers and spin the bolt out of it.

is where the cable clip needs to start. Press the clip

and remove the motion limiter.

onto the cable with a pair of pliers.

Failure to remove the limiter and to install the cable

The flat retaining nut must be

clip will cause the cable to bind or become caught

taken off to remove the limiter.

Once the limiter is removed, reinstall the cable

between the shock and truck bed. This may lead

mount to the tailgate.

to vehicle damage so these steps MUST be done.

DZ 43300

9/25/2013