CARR 301861 HD 18” Tube Step - Manual

Wire Harness
CARPETING
PLASTIC
CARPET COVER
REMOVE
SCREWS
BODY METAL
Hex
Head
Screw
Body Metal Contour
Rubber
Clamping
Bracket
Rubber
Coated AC
And Heater
Lines
NOTE: PASSENGER
SIDE ONLY
HD 18” Tube Step Installation Instructions
Part No’s: 301860 / 301861
1. Remove all of the plastic carpet covers at the door jam
before starting. Refer to diagram 1. ELECTRICAL
CAUTION: The passenger side has an electrical wire
harness underneath the plastic carpet cover. The wire
harness is protected by a plastic cover. However, when
drilling, be very careful not to drill through the plastic
cover into the wire harness.
2. Place the black mounting castings in the open ends of the
tube. Line up the holes and securely fasten the castings to
the tube with hardware provided. See Detail A.
3. Assemble the Mounting Feet to the step as shown in the Master drawing, but only hand tighten.
4. Take only two steel brackets with the hardware provided (be sure only to use the 5/16" bolts
provided) and bolt each steel bracket to each mounting foot. Tap each steel bracket into position
until the steel brackets are straight on each mounting foot. (Refer to diagram 2)
5. On the passenger side only, there are air-conditioning
lines and rear heater lines on the bottom inside face of
the rocker panel that run along the length of both doors.
(Refer to diagram 3). There are four rubber clamping
brackets that hold all four lines in place. Take a 10mm
socket and
socket wrench
and back out
the screws
ONLY half
way to loosen
the lines up.
NOTE: (If the
screws are
removed, they
will be extremely difficult to reinstall.)
6. From underneath your vehicle, place your step in desired position with the feet of the steel brackets
laying on top of the pinch weld. You may have to slightly move your step forward or backward to
avoid the rubber clamping brackets and the front body mount.
7. While securely holding the step in place, mark the top hole of each steel bracket and mark lines all
along each side of the steel bracket on the body metal. Remove the step from underneath the
vehicle.
8. Center-punch the two top marked holes. (REFER TO THE ELECTRICAL CAUTION ABOVE!)
Take a drill motor and a sharp 1/8" drill bit and drill out the center punched holes. Go back with a
sharp 5/16" drill bit and enlarge the 1/8" holes. (Caution: do not allow the drill to wander when
drilling. This will result in a mis-alignment of the drilled holes.)
9. *Take an unused steel bracket and place in the same spot as where the drilled hole and lines are.
(Also note Step 24)
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Diagram 3