Chevrolet/GMC 1500 Short & Long Bed 2500 Light Duty Short Bed Installation
Installation Instructions
1. Figure 2 shows a cable bracket which holds a brake line to the inside of the frame rail. Loosen this bracket from the top of the frame and move the brake line down about 1/2” so that it is not interfering with hitch cross members.
2. From underneath the passenger’s side of vehicle remove or cut out the section of the heat shield that is located between the frame rails and the bed of the vehicle.
3. From the driver’s side wheel well, notch or bend the sheet metal flange as shown in Figure 3. (Optional: The vehicle bed can be lifted to insert the hitch cross members by loosening the bolts that attach the bed to the frame).
4. Slide the hitch cross members half way through the notches or bends in the sheet metal flange and place 5/8 carriage bolts from the 9461/9463 fastener kit into the long slots from underneath the vehicle. Slide the hitch cross members above both vehicle frame rails and align hitch cross members as shown in Figure 4.
5. Place 1/4 X 1.00 X 3.00 blocks and 1/2-13 X 2.75 hex bolts through slots in the driver’s side and passenger’s side of vehicle frame pointing outwards.
6. Install the hitch frame brackets by aligning the rearward holes in the brackets with the fasteners installed in installation step 5. Loosely install the 5/8-11 X 1.50 hex bolts, lock washers, and flat washers through the slot in the hitch frame brackets and into the threaded blocks on the ends of the hitch cross members (see Figure 5).
7. Install the frame bracket clamp by placing the clamp to the inside of the frame rail, insert the 1/2-13 X 4.50 GR5 carriage bolts through the square holes in the clamp and through the frame bracket with the threaded end pointing outwards. Install the lock washers and hex nuts.
8. When installing the 9461/9463 Hide-A-Goose hitch, a 4” hole must be drilled in the bed of the truck. Mark and drill a 1/4” hole 44-3/4 inches (short box) / 49-1/2 inches (long box) from the rear of the bed and centered between the wheel wells. Refer to the 9461/9463 Hide-A-Goose hitch instruction sheet. Drill the 4 inch hole in the bed of the truck with a 4” hole saw using the 1/4” hole as a pilot.
9. Place the trim ring from the 9461/9463 Hide-A-Goose kit into the 4” opening.
10. Loosely install the 9461/9463 Hide-A-Goose hitch. Refer to the 9461/9463 instruction sheet.
11. After fully installing the 9461/9463 Hide-A-Goose hitch and 4431mounting kit, carefully align the hitch ball sleeve with the 4” opening and the trim ring in the truck bed. Torque all 5/8-11 GR5 fasteners on the brackets to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N-m) and 1/2-13 GR5 fasteners to 75 ft.-lb. (102 N-m). Use the following sequence: a) torque frame brackets to the frame of the vehicle, b) torque cross members to the frame brackets c) torque Hide-A-Goose hitch to cross members.
12. If sheet metal flange is notched or bent in installation step 4, use paint to prevent corrosion on the sheet metal flange. If vehicle bed was lifted to insert cross member, tighten bolts that attach the bed to the frame.
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