PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU START To guarantee a quality installation, we recommend reading these instructions thoroughly before beginning any work. These instructions assume a certain amount of mechanical ability and are not written nor intended for someone not familiar with auto repair. INCLUDED PARTS REQUIRED TOOLS Bison Winch Fairlead...
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I. DISASSEMBLY Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. Remove Front Bumper Skid. Remove the 4 M4 torx screws attaching the license plate bracket (fig. 1). Remove the 2 M10 bolts in middle of Front Bumper Skid (fig. 2). C. Remove the 2 torx bolts from bottom of Front Bumper Skid (fig. 2). Figure 1 Figure 2 Remove Skid 1B by removing the 6 bolts (fig.3 ).
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Remove the 6 M10 torx bolts attaching the center section of bumper (fig. 4). Remove the 12 push clips attaching the air diverter (fig. 5). Figure 4 Figure 5 Remove LH and RH wheel liner closeouts (fig.6). Figure 6 Remove Cage nuts in bumper for winch fairlead (fig. 7). Figure 7...
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Remove 1 M10 bolt on radiator support and SAVE (fig. 8). Remove 1 M6 bolt on radiator support and SAVE (fig. 8). 10. Un-clip radiator overflow hose (fig. 8). Figure 8 II. ASSEMBLY Remove in-line fuse attachment from the harness (fig. 9). Figure 9 Route the harness through the Controller Bracket, and re-install in-line fuse.
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Assemble Come Up controller onto the Controller Bracket with existing screws (fig. 10). Figure 10 Lay the assembly into the engine bay to start routing the wire looms. Route the mesh covered loom through the opening near the horn toward the underside of the vehicle (fig. 11). FRONT OF VEHCILE Figure 11...
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Position the controller bracket in place and loosely install the radiator support bolts removed earlier (fig. 12). FRONT OF VEHCILE Figure 12 Install supplied bolt through the tab at the bottom of the bracket into the existing hole shown (fig. 13). FRONT OF VEHCILE Figure 13 Run the wiring loom over the radiator overflow hose and across the front of the vehicle.
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Rout the other end of the harness through the bottom of the engine bay (fig. 15) Figure 15 10. Attach ground from the main harness to the ground stud. Attach the negative cable supplied with the winch to the ground stud, routing the other end toward the battery. Secure with supplied M8 x 1.25 nut (fig.
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12. Install winch body (fig. 17). Start two M10 x 30mm bolts in bottom locations. Start two M10 x 100mm bolts in top locations to help align the winch body. C. Tighten bottom bolts. D. Remove top winch bolts for now. These will be re-installed after Skid 1A and 1B have been installed. Figure 17 13.
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Figure 19 14. Secure wire loom with zip ties (fig 20). Figure 20 15. Run the winch cable through the Bison fairlead and drop into place (fig. 21). Figure 21...
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16. Trimming the air diverter (fig. 22). Using scribe line and template (AEV30342) cut air diverter for handle and spool Reinstall air diverter with 12 clips Figure 22 17. Reinstall Center section of bumper 18. Reinstall Wheel Liner Closeouts 19. Reinstall Skid 1B (fig. 3). 20.
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23. Trim the pre-fuse case and lid to make space for the positive winch connection (fig. 24). RECOMMENDED: Add RTV sealant to the trimmed areas of the pre-fuse case. TRIM Figure 24 24. Route positive and negative lines as shown (fig. 25). NOTE: Route positive line under inner fender and around pre-fuse case.
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25. Attached positive line in the pre-fuse case (fig. 26). Figure 26 26. Attach negative line to the battery (fig. 27). Figure 27 27. Spool winch according to manufacturers recommendations.
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