Rite-Ride 2147 - Manual (Page 3)

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REPARE THE VEHICLE
With the vehicle on a solid, level surface chock the front wheels.
Raise the vehicle by the rear axle and remove the rear wheels. After
the removal of the wheels lower the vehicle so the axle rests on jack
stands rated for your vehicles weight. Make sure the negative
battery cable is disconnected from the battery.
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REASSEMBLE THE RIDE
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RITE KIT
Select one air helper spring from your kit and an upper bracket.
Align the studs on the air spring with the holes on the upper bracket
making sure the air inlet hole can be seen through the slot in the
upper bracket see Figure "A". Use the 3/8"-16 flange lock nuts
to secure the upper bracket to the air spring. Install the elbow
fitting into the air spring through the large access hole in the
upper bracket. Tighten the air fitting securely to engage the
orange thread sealant. Position the fitting to point to the
anticipated location of the air inflation valves. Position the
lower bracket as shown in Figure "A" & "C" utilizing the
outside hole, fasten the lower bracket to the air helper spring
using a 3/8"-16 flange bolt (finger tight).
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FIT MARK AND DRILL HOLES
Remove the jounce bumper from the bracket on the side of the
frame rail as shown in Figure "B". Make sure to keep the
jounce bumper and all attaching components. These parts will
be used later in this step. Set the air spring assembly onto the
leaf stack and align the hole in the upper bracket with the hole
from the jounce bumper removal refer to Figure "A". Re-
install the jounce bumper using all original components, this
will attach the upper bracket to the jounce bumper bracket
(tighten). With the upper bracket securely in place using a
center punch mark the two holes that will be drilled on the frame
rail. The upper bracket flange will work as a template for
marking the holes to be drilled. Before drilling the holes make
sure all electrical, brake and fuel lines are cleared from the
path of the drill. Damage to lines can be avoided by inserting
a piece of wood between the frame rail and any lines in the path
of the drill. Drill the two holes in the frame rail using a 3/8" drill
bit see Figure "A".
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NSTALLATION TO THE VEHICLE
After drilling the holes in the frame rail install the 3/8"-16 x 1 1/2"
hex bolts through the upper bracket holes and the holes that were
drilled in the frame rail. Next fasten the upper bracket to the frame
rail using the 3/8"-16 flange lock nuts and special flat washers to the
back side of the frame rail refer to Figure "A". The next step
is to attach the lower bracket to the leaf spring assembly. Insert
(2) of the 4 1/2" carriage bolts making sure the lower bracket
hook captures the forward "U"-bolt. The carriage bolts should
straddle the leaf stack refer to Figure "A" & "C". Slide the
bracket strap onto the carriage bolts as to clamp the lower
bracket to the leaf stack see Figure "A" and "C". Fasten using
the 3/8"-16 flange lock nuts. Tighten the 3/8"-16 flange bolt that
holds the air spring to the lower bracket using an open end wrench.
Figure "B"
Figure "E"
AIR LINE
PUSH-TO-CONNECT
INFLATION VALVE
FLAT WASHER
HEX NUT
VALVE CAP
BODY OF
VEHICLE
AIR HOSE
INFLATION
VALVES
BUMPER
AIR
SPRINGS
Figure "C"
JOUNCE
BUMBER
FRAME
KEEP JOUNCE BUMPER ASSEMBLY
FRONT
Left side shown (Driver’s side)
AXLE
NOTE HOOK LOCATION
Figure "D"