Installation instructions, Part numbers – Draw-Tite 4446 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT User Manual
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Installation Instructions
Part Numbers:
4446
GOOSENECK MOUNTING KIT
Dodge Ram 1500
Short & Long Bed
9. With the cross members and side brackets installed, torque the 5/8-11 GR5 fasteners that attach the rearward cross
member to the brackets to 150 ft.-lb (203 N-m) and the 1/2-13 GR5 fasteners that attach the rearward bracket to the
frame to 75 ft.-lb. (102 N-m). The forward cross member should be left loose until Step 18.
6300/8339 GOOSENECK HITCH INSTALLATION
WARNING The fuel tank and/or other vehicle components may be located below some of the
10.
For 6300 & 8339 use the outer edges of the long slots in the rearward cross member as a template to drill 5/8”
diameter holes through the truck bed as shown in Figure 3a. Not all holes can be drilled from under the vehicle, but
should be done later from inside the bed.
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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.
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Forward
cross member
Use outer edges to
drill 5/8” holes
6300/8339 Hole Locations
11. Align the holes on the template (provided with the gooseneck hitch) with the holes previously drilled through the
bed. Be sure that the template is properly oriented toward the front of the vehicle. Center punch the holes that will
Rearward cross
member
Figure 3a
Template p/n 5978 for use with 6300 head
Template p/n 114234 for use with 8339 head
Durable and reusable stainless steel templates are also
available. A time saver for cutting bed liner and bed.
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be used to cut the opening in the bed. See Figure 4. If the vehicle is equipped with a bed liner, a section of the bed
liner must be cut away so that the gooseneck hitch can contact the bed corrugations.
Figure 4
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Template p/n 6467 for use with 6300 head
Template p/n 6425 for use with 8339 head
Vehicle forward
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Drill 1/4” pilot holes (size will depend on width of blade in saber saw)
12.
Drill 1/4 pilot holes (size will depend on width of blade in saber saw).
13.
Cut out the truck bed and file edges as needed.
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