General street scraper instructions – Airbagit Street Scraper User Manual

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G

eneral Street Scraper

Instructions

1. Remove truck bed

2. Chalk front tires to ensure truck does not roll.

3. Jack rear of truck up at FRAME RAIL and secure with jack stands. Duplicate on

both sides.

4. Secure rear-end with jack stands also.

5. Remove wheels, shocks and coils. When finished rear of truck should be

suspended by 4 jack stands with wheels removed.

6. Remove factory trailing arm cross member and trailing arms.

7. Using FRAME SECTION as guide, place FRAME SECTION next to outside of

truck frame rail to check for clearances of rivets, tabs, and brackets etc. that will

impede the FRAME SECTION from sliding onto frame rail.

8. Remove and/or relocate any rivets, tabs, brackets etc.

9. Slide FRAME SECTION over frame rail into place, it will be a tight fit and

usually will need help with a mallet to knock onto frame rail.

10. Repeat steps 4 through 9 on opposite side.

11. With FRAME SECTION in place mount REAR CROSS MEMBER to top rear of

notch next to upper bag placement. Loosely bolt REAR CROSSMEMBER in

place to allow movement.

12. Using holes in FRAME SECTIONS as guides, drill mounting holes in factory

frame.

13. Loosely bolt FRONT CROSSMEMBER to front side of FRAME SECTIONS to

allow movement.

14. Bolt FRAME SECTIONS to factory frame rail.

15. Remove factory diff cover. Gear oil will drain and should be captured in a drain

pan for future reference.

16. Mount DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET with link mount provisions towards front

with 2 factory differential gaskets. One between the DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET

and the rear-end & one between the DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET and the

differential cover.

17. Measure amount of gear oil captured from rear-end. Use this measurement to

refill the rear-end with the same amount. Use manufacturer recommended weight

of gear oil.

18. Mount UPPER LINK BARS from FRONT CROSSMEMBER to

DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET with heims positioned to the rear.

19. Mount AXLE BRACKETS on bottom side of rear end to factory trailing arm pads

with shock mounts to the rear.

20. Mount LOWER LINK BARS with heims to rear.

21. Tighten all mounting bolts for frame sections and cross members.

22. Mount LOWER BOTTOM BAG BRACKET & UPPER LOWER BAG

BRACKET together on rear end sandwiching the rear end.

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