Reese 30156 MOUNTING KIT ADAPTER User Manual
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30156N
08-08-11
Rev. A
REESE Fifth Wheel Mounting Adapter Adjustment
Once the Reese Adapting Mounting Kit is assembled it will fit the average truck, however each truck is different.
Thus, possible adjustment might be required before the kit will work best.
• Place unit into pucks with all handles in unlocked position (see Figure 3a). Rotate handles into locked position. It
is normal for some of the handles to have very little resistance, while others have a moderate amount of resistance
when locking. Should a handle not be able to be locked by hand; it needs to be adjusted.
• If the adapter does not fall into under bed mounting kit, when handles are in unlocked position, the tee pin bushing
needs adjustment. This can be done by loosening the four 1” jam nuts (refer to fig 1), while all nuts are loose drop
into the under bed mounting kit. While in place tighten jam nuts as described in the “system assembly” section.
• To adjust handle tension when locking; first remove adapter from pucks. Next, while keeping the handle to tee pin
orientation, remove the lynch pin. To loosen, rotate the tee pin counterclockwise ½ rotation, and replace lynch pin.
Conversely, if there is too much clearance in the attachments when locked, the clearance can be removed by
rotating the tee pin clockwise ½ rotation, and replacing the lynch pin. If adapter still will not securely pin into under-
bed mounting kit, or is still too loose, steps may need to be repeated.
Figure 3a. Anchor
handles in unlocked
position
Figure 3b. Anchor
handles in locked
position (overlapped)
Figure 3c. Locking hole tabs in
handles overlap and protrude
through base arch, with lynch pins
in locked position.
WARNING:
Failure to properly install handles
could result in tow vehicle damage
or truck and trailer separation.
ADAPTER INSTALLATION:
1. Remove puck plugs from all (4) of the pucks in the truck bed (Figure 4) and store for use when adapter is removed.
2. Set REESE mounting adapter onto the pucks, and rotate handles into unlocked position (approximately parallel
with base tube, (Figure 3a) until adapter drops into pucks on all (4) corners.
3. Rotate (4) handles into locked position(with locking hole tabs through base arch (Fig 3c) and overlapped on each
side (Figure 3b).
5. Place lynch pins / locks through the overlapping handle holes on each side to anchor hitch into pucks (Figure 3c).
Figure 4: Puck Plugs
Truck Bed
Puck Plug
Puck
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