Trail Master Suspension TM413N FORD SUPER DUTY F-350 4WD DIESEL SUSPENSION LIFT KIT - Manual (Page 4)

TM411N, TM412N,
TM413N, TM414N
Revised
7.11.13
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Front Installation:
1. Position your vehicle on a smooth, flat, hard
surface (i.e. concrete or asphalt). Block the
rear tires and set the emergency brake.
2. Measure and record the distance from the
center of each wheel to the top of its fender
opening. Record below.
3. Place the vehicle in neutral. Place your floor
jack under the front axle and raise the vehi-
cle. Place jack stands under the frame rails
and lower the frame onto the stands. Re-
move the jack and place the vehicle back in
gear, set the emergency brake, and place
blocks both in front and behind the rear
wheels.
4. Remove the track bar bolt from the driver
side frame mount. Save this hardware for
re-use.
5. Remove the cast track bar mount on driver
side of frame. Save the bolts and pal nuts.
Hardware will be reused.
6. Unbolt the sway bar from the sway bar end
links on both sides of the vehicle. Save the
hardware for reuse.
7. Mark the orientation of the sway bar and
unbolt it from the frame of the vehicle. Save
the hardware for reuse.
8. If the vehicle is equipped with a factory
steering stabilizer unbolt it and remove it
from the vehicle.
9. Remove the cotter pin and nut from drag
link, at the pitman arm. Save the nut for
reinstallation. Use a tie rod separator to
separate drag link from Pitman arm.
10. Remove the sector Pitman arm retaining nut
and save for reinstallation. Use a Pitman
arm puller to remove the OE pitman arm.
The threads of the sector shaft and the Pit-
man arm retaining nut must be cleaned of all
factory dry adhesive.
IMPORTANT!: THE ENTIRE INSTALLA-
TION PROCESS MUST BE DONE WITH
HAND TOOLS TO ENSURE PROPER IN-
STALLATION. DO NOT USE IMPACT
TOOLS.
11. Install new pitman arm on sector shaft. Oil
the sector shaft threads to ensure a proper
torque reading. Install Pitman arm retaining
nut and tighten until snug. See Illustration
1.
12. Insert the key and unlock the steering wheel.
13. Install the Pitman arm torque tool (96-5002)
to the Pitman arm using one of the previ-
ously removed OE 14mm track bar bracket
outer retaining bolt and nut plate. See Illus-
tration 2.
14. Secure the torque tool (96-5002) to the exist-
ing hole in the frame crossmember using the
supplied 7/16” X 1 1/4” bolt and hardware.
See Illustration 2.
NOTE: The steering wheel may need to
be turned in order for the hole in the torque
tool and the frame crossmember to line up.
Once the bolts are tightened the torque tool
will align it’s self properly.
NOTE: The use of the torque tool is to
keep the Pitman arm from moving right or
LR: RR:
RF: LF:
FD-800
Pitman
Arm
Cotter
Pin
Sector
Shaft
Nut
Drag
Link
Illustration 1
Pitman Arm Assembly