Diamondback 180 Installation Manual

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INSTALLATION GUIDE
75 minutes
Normal install time
PARTS INCLUDED:
180 Cover
TOOLS REQUIRED:
3/8" Nut
Drill Driver
PREPARE THE BULKHEAD
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
9/16"
3/8" Bit Hammer Wrench
IMPORTANT!
Important installation information
Lock-Rod Striker
Brackets (2)
× 12 × 12
1/4" Plain 1/4" Hex
Washers (12) Bolts (12)
Ratchet 7/16" 9/16"
Wrench Socket 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.
Helpful Hints
Tips to assist installation
× 8 × 12
1/4" Self-Drilling 1/4" Rivet
Screws (8) Nuts (12)
× 2
Cap 1/8" Hex
Clamps (2) Key
PRE-INSTALLATION
NOTE:
If your truck has bed rail caps,
you should affix the included
bulkhead prep kit prior to
installing the DiamondBack 180.
Marker
CONTINUED ON REVERSE >
180
270
CVR-180.1
Gas
Springs (4)