Draw-Tite 4448 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT - Manual (Page 3)

Installation Instructions
Part Numbers:
4448
6. Loosely install the driver’s side and passenger’s side hitch side brackets by attaching the 5/8” hardware to the threaded studs.
Install the 5/8 X 2.50 carriage bolts through the hitch side brackets, 5/8” blocks and the large slots in the vehicle frame rails.
L l i ll h 5/8 C i l T h d W h d 5/8 h h i b l ( Fi 1)
GOOSENECK MOUNTING KIT
Ford F-250/F-350 Super Duty
Will not fit Cab-on-Chassis vehicles
Loosely, install the 5/8 Conical Toothed Washers and 5/8 hex nuts to the carriage bolts (see Figure 1).
7. Use the supplied U-Bolt for the forward attachment of the bracket to the frame (see Figure 4). Position the U-Bolt from the
inside of the vehicle frame pointing towards the hitch side bracket. On the passenger’s side of the vehicle, the U-Bolt must be
positioned to the vehicle forward side of the shock mount and installed on an angle through the mounting slots on the hitch side
bracket.
V hi l F d
U-Bolt
8. When installing the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch, a hole must be drilled in the bed of the truck. Mark and drill a 1/4 inch
hole 46-3/16 inches (short & long box) from the rear of the bed and centered between the wheel wells. Using a hole saw
enlarge the pilot hole to final diameter hole size. Refer to the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch instruction sheet for hole size.
9 Loosely install the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch Refer to the 9460/9470 instruction sheet for fasteners and locations
Figure 4
Vehicle Forward
9. Loosely install the 9460/9470 Hide-A-Goose hitch. Refer to the 9460/9470 instruction sheet for fasteners and locations.
10. After loosely installing the Hide-A-Goose hitch and 4448 mounting kit, line up the hitch ball sleeve with the opening in the
truck bed. Torque all 5/8-11 GR5 fasteners to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N-m), 1/2-13 GR5 fasteners to 75 ft.-lb. (102 N-m), and 5/8-11
GR8 fasteners on the hitch to 212 ft.-lb. (287 N-m). Use the following sequence: a) torque frame brackets to the frame of the
vehicle, b) torque cross members to the frame brackets, c) torque hitch to cross members.
11. On Gas Engine Vehicles Only Use the factory flange nut that was removed in Step 2 to tighten the tube holder onto the L-
bracket as shown in Figure 2d.
12. On some vehicles the Hide-A-Goose handle may contact the emergency brake cable. The brake cable bracket should be
adjusted to provide clearance.
13 R i ll h h b l 13. Reinstall exhaust as shown below.
Exhaust installation:
14. If there is less than ½” clearance between the exhaust pipe and the Hide-A-Goose cross members, the exhaust bracket
supplied with the 4448 mounting kit must be used (See figure 5a and 5b). For the rear attachment (Figure 5a), fasten the
supplied bracket extension to the factory bracket with the factory M8 bolts, then fasten the extension to the frame with the pp y y ,
supplied hardware. Reattach the exhaust bracket forward of the axle to the frame cross member with 3/8” spacers
sandwiched between the bracket and cross member.
Factory nuts
Mounting
bracket
Frame cross
member
Exhaust
bracket
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16
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Figure 5b
Center Attachment
Factory
bolts
Figure 5a
Rear Attachment