Reese 30142 18K ELITE SERIES - Manual (Page 5)

3. Place assembly into mounting pucks which are installed in truck(see Elite Series Mounting Kit Instructions). (Figure 7).
Be sure that base arches are contacting all pucks with bushings slid into puck slots.
4. Tighten 5/8 bolts in center section to 170 ft.lbs. using 15/16 socket. Snug tight(no vertical play in anchor bushing assembly)
all (4) 1” jam nuts inside base arches using a 1-1/2” box end wrench, then tighten each jam nut another 1/4 turn for proper
torque requirement. Note that the unit is not secured down and should be held while tightening hardware.
Ear
Base Arch
Anchor Bushing
Puck
Truck Bed
1” Nut
Figure 7: Placement in Mounting Kit /
Truck Bed
Base Arch contacts Puck and Bushing fits inside Puck
5. Lift unit out of pucks. There should be minimal resistance. If there is some resistance, or you can not drop the unit back
into the pucks, the unit should be adjusted; loosen 1” nuts and Center Section bolts and repeat Steps 3 & 4.
6. Insert anchor tee pin through bushing from bottom of base arch and thread into appropriate handle (see Figures 8A and
8B). (With notch in nut facing up and handle pointing toward you, the locking hole is to the right for the left handle and to
the left for the right handle.) Keeping the handle in the unlocked position thread the anchor tee pin into handle nut until
there is metal to metal contact with the bushing. Back tee pin off until parallel with bushing (less than ½ rotation), then
loosen 1 more full rotation for nominal clearance adjustment (see Figures 8C, 8D, and 8E). At this point the slot in the
handle nut and the hole in the tee pin should be aligned and the lynch pin needs to be inserted and closed (see Figure 9).
8A) I t
Locking
Holes
30143IN – 12JAN10A PCN12853 2010 CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC LITHO IN USA
FOR KITS 30142 & 30143
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8A) Insert
Anchor Tee
Pin through
Bushing
8B) Thread Tee Pin into handle nut until
snug, with handle in open position.