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INSTALLATION GUIDE
90 minutes
Normal install time
PARTS INCLUDED:
Cab & T Panels Assembly
Tail Panel
TOOLS REQUIRED:
Drill
3/8" Nut Driver
PREPARE THE CARGO BED
Attach the clamp bracket to the bulkhead, centered side to side,
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flush with the top rail, and longer leg down using a drill, 3/8" nut driver
bit, and four self-drilling screws.
Installing the clamp bracket is easiest if you pre-drill it using
the screws.
Attach a lock-rod striker bracket to each front corner of the cargo
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bed, the bracket's V bend pointing rearward and the side flange
located as high as possible without it breaking the plane of the top
of the bed rail, using a drill, 3/8" nut driver bit, two self-drilling
screws, and the two slots nearest the ends of the bracket.
Detach all three brackets by removing the self-drilling screws.
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Use the holes in the truck body
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left by the self-drilling screws
as pilot holes to drill larger,
3/8" holes.
Keep an eye out for these icons:
Clamp Bracket
Threaded Insert
Installation Tool
Ratchet Wrench
Utility Knife
IMPORTANT!
Important installation information
Lock-Rod Striker
Brackets (2)
× 8
× 8
1/4" Plain
1/4" Hex
Cap
Washers (8)
Bolts (8)
Clamps (6)
9/16" Socket
7/16" Socket
Hammer a rivet nut into each hole.
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Do not install rivet nuts through plastic bed rail caps or plastic
bedliners. (Spray-on bedliners are fine.) Use a utility knife to
trim the plastic so that the rivet nuts' outer flange can sit
tightly against the body of the truck itself.
Insert the installation-tool mandrel into a rivet nut. Hand-tighten
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it until its hexagonal sleeve is tight to the face of the rivet nut.
Use a 9/16" wrench to hold the installation-tool
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sleeve as you tighten the mandrel with a 7/16"
socket until the rivet nut deforms and locks
against the interior of the bed wall.
You'll know the rivet
nut is fully com-
pressed when you
feel the mandrel
become very difficult
to turn.
Remove the installation tool by unscrewing the mandrel.
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Repeat steps 6-8 for each rivet nut.
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Reinstall all three brackets using
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the hex bolts, plain washers, and a
7/16" socket.
Do not overtighten the bolts or you might strip the rivet nuts.
If you are also installing a Cross Bin, do so now. Refer to page 2 of
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the Cross Bin Installation Guide for details.
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Helpful Hints
Tips to assist installation
× 8
× 8
1/4" Self-Drilling
1/4" Rivet
Screws (8)
Nuts (8)
× 6
Bed-Rail
1/8" Hex
Edge Trim (2)
Key
PRE-INSTALLATION NOTE:
If your truck has bed rail caps, you should
affix the included bulkhead prep kit prior to
installing the cover. Refer to the Bulkhead
Prep Kit Installation Guide for details.
CONTINUED ON REVERSE >
CVR-270.1
× 6
Gas
Springs (6)
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