B&W Trailer Hitches RVK3400 - Manual (Page 2)

FIGURE A1: View of driver side of Slider Base.
FIGURE C1: Cut away view of slider carriage arm positions.
FIGURE B3: Back view of the
driver side leg of the Slider Base.
FIGURE B4: View looking into the top of the Slider Base.
FIGURE B1: View looking at the Slider Base from the cab of the truck .
PREPARING TO INSTALL
WARNING: Components of the slider hitch are heavy
and cumbersome to handle. Failure to use proper
lifting techniques and an adequate amount of people
when moving and handling these parts could result in
property damage or serious injury.
WARNING: Whenever the slider base is being
moved, the slider handle must be in the locked
position, and the carriage must be unable to slide,
see figure A1. Failure to ensure that the handle is in
the locked position can lead to property damage, or
serious injury.
6.
NOTICE: If truck is equipped with a removable bed
liner or mat. It should be removed or it must be cut to
allow the base to directly connect with the bed. It is
acceptable to install the RV base over a spray in bed
liner.
Check that the bed of the truck is clean, and that all
debris is removed before beginning installation.
Loosen the four ¼" cap screws securing the
polyurethane pads on either side of the slider hitch,
see figure B1.
Locate the GN latch pin handle of the Turnoverball
™
Gooseneck Hitch in the driver’s side fender well.
Retract the GN latch pin handle all the way until it
stops and then rotate it clockwise. Remove the
Turnoverball from the GN hitch receiver socket.
With the help of 2 or 3 people, carefully lift and
position the slider base into the GN hitch socket in the
back of the truck bed. Re−engage the GN latch pin
handle by turning it counter−clockwise.
WARNING: Check the latch pin under the truck. Make
sure that the latch pin has passed through both sides
of the socket and that the pin is covered up inside the
socket by the socket adjuster, see figure A1. If the pin
is visible inside the GN hitch socket retract the GN
latch handle and use the Draw−Down bolt to adjust the
socket adjuster.
2.
1.
INSTALL SLIDER BASE
3.
Secure the base of the Slider to the truck bed by
tightening the 1/2" x 3−1/2" draw−down bolt to 80 ft−lbs,
see figure B4
WARNING: DO NOT lubricate the draw down bolt, the
torque value is for dry threads only.
INSTALL PIVOT ARMS
Mount the pivot arms using one of the six different
locations illustrated in figure C1. These six locations
allow flexibility in coupler height and distance from the
cab. Choose a location so that your trailer will be as
level as possible and have adequate turning clearance
while in the towing position (with the slider in the
forward position). See warnings after step 2.
1.
4.
5. Square the Slider base legs with the ribs of the truck.
Position the polyurethane pads so that they are both in
a bottom rib along their entire length, See figure B3.
Tighten the four ¼" bolts holding the pads to the base.
BED FLOOR TO TOP OF
COUPLER
POSITION
CLOSEST TO CAB
POSITION FARTHEST FROM
CAB (ARMS REVERSED)
HIGHEST
POSITION
(19")
MIDDLE
POSITION
(18")
LOWEST
POSITION
(17")
SLIDER HANDLE
IN LOCKED POSITION
SLIDER CARRIAGE
Polyurethane Pad
Slider Base Leg
Bottom of Bed Rib
1/4" Bolt
Draw−Down Bolt
POLYURETHANE
PADS
1/4" BOLT
PIVOT ARM
SOCKET ADJUSTER