Draw-Tite 4435 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT - Manual (Page 8)

Installation Instructions
GOOSENECK MOUNTING KIT
Dodge Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty
Short & Long Bed, & All Megacabs
6300/8339/83391/83399 GOOSENECK HITCH
Part Numbers:
4435
INSTALLATION
Template p/n 5978 for use with 6300 head
Template p/n 114234 for use with 8339 head
Template p/n 114523 for use with 83399/83391 heads
Durable and reusable stainless steel templates are also
available. A time saver for cutting bed liner and bed.
Template p/n 6467 for use with 6300 head
Template p/n 6425 for use with 8339 head
Template p/n 58384 for use with 83399/83391 heads
WARNING The fuel tank and/or other vehicle components may be located below some of the
holes. A wood or metal shield must be placed between the frame and the fuel tank or other critical
components to prevent damage when the drill breaks through the bed.
10. Install the hitch into the opening.
Figure 5
Vehicle forward
5/8” X 2.50” Carriage Bolt
Lockwasher
Hex Nut
4 Places
10
Gooseneck
platform
5/8” U-Bolt 5-1/2” length – 2 places
Safety chain attachment
Truck bed corrugation
1” x 2” shims
4 places
11. Use the hitch as a guide to drill the 5/8” diameter holes for the rearward cross member and the U-Bolts holes if
installing a 6300 or 8339 gooseneck hitch.
12. Before installing the 5/8” carriage bolts through the hitch, the U-Block shims must be placed between the hitch and
the bed and between the cross members and the bottom of the bed (see Figure 6) These shims are necessary to
Figure 6
Large flat washer – 8 places
Spring – 4 places
Forward cross member
platform
3 visible full bolt
threads required
5/8” – 18 locking jam nut
4 places
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the bed and between the cross members and the bottom of the bed (see Figure 6). These shims are necessary to
prevent the bed corrugations from collapsing when the bolts are tightened.
13. Align the rearward cross member with the 5/8” diameter drilled holes.
13. Install the 5/8 X 2.50 GR5 carriage bolts through the hitch, shims and cross members. Secure with lock washers and
nuts. Torque nuts to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N-m).
14. For 6300 and 8339 Installations: Install the (2) U-bolts through the hitch. From under the vehicle install the large
flat washer over the U-Bolt followed by a spring, another large flat washer and secure with a thin 5/8” jam nut.
Repeat for the other legs of the U-Bolts. The 5/8” jam nuts are tightened until (3) threads are visible past the bottom
of the jam nut. of the jam nut.
15. Torque the 5/8-11 GR5 fasteners connecting the rearward cross member to the brackets to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N-m).
16. If the wire harness was loosened to install the rear driver’s side frame bracket u-bolt and cannot be reattached using
the existing fasteners, use the cable tie to attach the wires to the u-bolt.
17. Reinstall the exhaust and raise the spare tire. Reattach the ground wire, through the large hole in the Driver’s side
frame bracket on 2010 and later model year vehicles.
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