Removing The Jounce Bumper And Positioning The Assembly On The Axle - Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Series Installation Manual

LoadLifter 5000 Series
REMOVING THE JOUNCE BUMPER AND POSITIONING
THE ASSEMBLY ON THE AXLE
1. Remove both jounce bumpers under the frame rail and discard.
On the 2500 HD models only, the driver's side of the axle may have a small bracket with a
NOTE
nut that has nothing attached to it. This bracket must be trimmed off of the axle in order to
install the assembly (Fig. 5a).
2500 HD models:
1. Set the assembly that has the cinch bolt onto the driver's side.
NOTE It will be necessary to index the lower legs under the jounce bumper strike plate.
2. With the lower bracket parallel to the strike plate, hook one leg under the side of the
3. Once the legs are under the strike plate, proceed with the upper bracket instructions.
3500 models:
1. Set the assembly on the strike plate so that the legs of the lower bracket are forward
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strike plate and turn the assembly until the other leg is under the strike plate on the
other side (Fig. 5b).
Lower bracket
and behind the axle (Fig. 6).
Strike plate
Strike plate
Remove nut
and bracket.
The leg on the lower
fig. 5a
bracket should hook
under the sides of the
strike plate.
Top view
fig. 5b
With one leg hooked
under the strike plate,
turn the assembly to
hook the other leg under
the strike plate.
Lower bracket
fig. 6
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