Reese 30142 18K ELITE SERIES - Manual (Page 9)

HITCH INSTALLATION:
1. Remove puck plugs from all (4) of the pucks in the truck bed (Figure 15) and store for use when hitch is removed.
2. Set Elite Series hitch onto the pucks, and rotate handles into unlocked position (approximately perpendicular with
base arch, Figure 16) until hitch drops into pucks on all (4) corners.
3. Rotate (4) handles into locked position(with locking holes through base arch shell) and overlapped on each side
(Figure 17)
HITCH REMOVAL:
(Figure 17).
4. Place lynch pins / locks through the overlapping handle holes on each side to anchor hitch into pucks (Figure 1).
5. KEEPING HANDS AND FINGERS AWAY FROM THE PINCH POINTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE HEAD, place head
onto center section (Figure 13). Head should tilt rearward on the torsion springs.
6. Insert pull pin and clip on each side of the head to attach to the hitch center section (Figure 14).
7. Pull up on head to test that all attachments have been completed properly and hitch is ready to tow.
1. Remove pull pin and clip from each side of the head (Figure 14).
2. KEEPING HANDS AND FINGERS AWAY FROM THE PINCH POINTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE HEAD, lift head off
center section (Figure 13). Store where dirt and debris will not get inside jaw mechanism.
3. Remove lynch pin / lock from the overlapping handle holes on each side of the hitch (Figure 17). Store lynch pins.
4. Rotate (4) handles into unlocked position (perpendicular with base arch shell, Figure 16). Lift each side of hitch out of
pucks separately, handles may have to be jiggled slightly to align anchors with puck holes to remove.
5. Store hitch in dry place where dirt and debris will not get into anchor assemblies.
6. Press puck plugs (packed with mounting kit) into all (4) of the pucks in the truck bed to keep debris out of pucks
(Figure 15) (Figure 15).
Truck Bed
Puck Plug
Puck
Figure 15: Puck Plugs
Figure 16: Anchor
Handles in Unlocked
P iti Position
Figure 17: Anchor
Handles in Locked
Locking Hole Tabs in
Handles overlap and
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Position(overlapped)
Handles overlap and
Protrude through Base
Arch