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4-2.

Place the pin through the lower coupler sleeve under the

gooseneck ball and secure it in place with the hairpin clip. Push

the entire base forward towards the cab of the truck until it will

not go any further.

4-5. IMPORTANT Now RETIGHTEN the top bolt to 60 ft-lbs of

torque (see step 4-3 above). This takes up any extra slack from

the Ultimate base.

4-6.

Using a 15/16" socket wrench, tighten the two square

coupler set bolts to 60 ft-lbs of torque to take out any play in the

tube.

DONE. You are now ready to attach your 5th wheel trailer

to the base unit.

Once you have disengaged the Gooseneck Coupler tube and your trailer is out of the way, you can remove the base and

free up your truck bed by simply reversing the steps above as follows: Loosen the two coupler set bolts, loosen the

coupler top bolt and remove the pin from the square coupler tube.

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SECTION 4: INSTALLING THE BASE UNIT

Note: Before installation make sure that the gooseneck ball in the bed

of the truck is in the up position and locked into place.

4-3. Using a 15/16" socket

wrench, tighten the top bolt of

the square coupler to 50 ft-lbs of

torque. This will ensure that the

coupler is pulling up on the

gooseneck ball and holding the

Ultimate Connection ﬁrmly to

the bed of the truck.

4-4.

Line up the Gooseneck

Coupler tube above the Ultimate

Ball and place the full weight of

your trailer onto the ball. Secure

the Coupler Tube by using the

remote latch and then locking the

remote handle in place (see

previous page).

SECTION 5: REMOVING THE BASE UNIT

THERE IS NEVER A NEED TO GREASE BALL OR COUPLER

4-1. Place the Ultimate

Connection base in the

bed of your truck so that

the Ultimate Adjustable

Ball is closest to the

tailgate (as shown left).

S q u a r e u p t h e h i t c h

before tightening it down.

NOTE: