Draw-Tite 4440 GOOSENECK RAIL KIT - Manual (Page 4)

Installation Instructions
Part Numbers:
4440
6300/630044 Remove-A-Ball and 8339 Fold Down Gooseneck Installation
1. From the passenger’s side wheel well, notch or bend the sheet metal flange as shown in Figure 2. (Optional: The vehicle bed
can be lifted to insert the hitch cross members by loosening the bolts that attach the bed to the frame).
2. Slide the hitch cross members through the notches or bends in the sheet metal flange and align the cross members as shown in
Figure 3. The rearward cross member should be positioned up against the bed hat section of the vehicle.
3. Insert 1/2-13 X 1.75 carriage bolts and blocks through the forward mounting slots in the vehicle frame rails.
4. Loosely install the frame brackets by aligning the threaded studs on the ends of cross members to the outer slots of the brackets,
then aligning the mounting slots to the carriage bolts inserted in installation step 3.
5. Loosely install the flat washers, lock washers, and hex nuts to the frame brackets and the threaded studs on the end of the rails.
Install conical toothed washers and hex nuts to secure the frame brackets to the frame rails of the vehicle.
6. Place the 1/2-13 X 4.50 carriage bolts into the square holes on the clamp brackets provided. From the inside of the vehicle
GOOSENECK
Chevrolet/GMC 1500/2500
Warning:
The tow vehicle manufacturers recommended towing capacities should UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES be exceeded.
Check for adequate clearance between the gooseneck trailer and the rear of the cab and the rear of the truck box before installing hitch.
All trucks have fuel lines, brake lines and electrical wiring located along the vehicle frame where the rail kit installs. Carefully examine the
location of fuel lines, brake lines and electrical wires before installation and be certain not to damage these when positioning the hitch
components. Be careful when drilling holes, cutting sheet metal and tightening fasteners as to not limit the integrity of these systems.
NOTES:
This section of instructions refers to installing the 6300, 630044 or 8339 head only.
Always make sure the ball is fully locked before towing.
Keep the ball and ball pocket well lubricated.
Periodically re-torque all the hitch fasteners.
Check ball, hitch coupler, safety chains and other connections for proper operation every time you tow.
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6. Place the 1/2-13 X 4.50 carriage bolts into the square holes on the clamp brackets provided. From the inside of the vehicle
frame rails, loosely install the clamp brackets around the frame and to the mounting kit frame brackets. Some models will have
a gap between the vehicle frame rails and the mounting kit frame brackets. Use the additional clamp brackets provided to fill
this gap (see clamp bracket installation figure for clarification). Loosely install lock washers and hex nuts to secure the clamp
brackets and frame brackets to the vehicle frame.
7. Tighten the rearward cross member fasteners to the frame brackets to 150 ft.-lb. (203 N-m). Tighten the fasteners that secure
the clamp brackets to the frame brackets and vehicle frame rails to 75 ft.-lb. (102 N-m). Tighten the fasteners that connect the
frame brackets to the frame rails to 75 ft.-lb (102 N-m). The forward cross member should be left loose until step 15.
8. For 6300/630044 & 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 4. Not all holes will be drilled from under the vehicle, but will be
done later from inside the bed.
9. Align the holes on the template (provided with gooseneck hitch) with the hole previously drilled through the bed (see Figure 5).
Be sure that the template is properly oriented toward the front of the vehicle. Center punch the holes that will be use to cut the
opening in the bed. 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.
Vehicle
Forward
Hitch Cross Members Sections to be Notched or Bent
Sheet Metal Flange
Bed Hat Section
Vehicle
Forward
Figure 2 Figure 3