Section 3: Installing The Kingpin Coupler Block - Andersen Hitches Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection Installation Manual

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SECTION 3: INSTALLING THE KINGPIN COUPLER BLOCK

Measurement 3 Position 1
Center of Coupler Block Ball Socket
(4" in front of kingpin) to Rear of Pin Box
Position 1
Measurement 3 Position 2
Center of Coupler Block Ball Socket
(4" behind kingpin) to Rear of Pin Box
Position 2
Measurement 5
Ultimate Ball to Tailgate
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60 ft-lbs of torque
3-1. For adequate tailgate and side rail clearance
Measurement 3
socket to the rear of the trailer's pin box) should be shorter
than both
Ultimate Ball to the inside of the side rails and tailgate).
If this is not the case with the coupler block in
may need to install the Coupler Block in
greaseless opening behind the trailer kingpin. Also, keep in
2-2. 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.
2-3. Using a 15/16" socket wrench, tighten the top
bolt of the square coupler to 60 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.
2-4. Using a 15/16" socket wrench, tighten the two
coupler tube set bolts to approximately 40 ft-lbs of
torque to take out any play in the tube.
2-4
(center of the installed Coupler Block's ball
Measurement 4 and
mind that there can be 15° up-and-down movement
of the pin box, so be sure to allow for
that above the tailgate and side rails.
IMPORTANT
±
When properly installed, the pin
box should be able to rotate inside
the bed of the truck. For longer
pin boxes,
provides better side rail clearance
than
40 ft-lbs of torque
Measurement 5
(center of the
Position 1, you
Position 2
with the
Position 2
installation
Position 1.