WEATHER GUARD 1200 - Manual (Page 5)

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Place mounting pads, Part H, on top of
the truck bed rails. Cut the notch into the
mounting pad. Place the front assembly,
from Step Six, onto the truck with the
notched ends approximately 1/8" from the
front of the truck bed.
NOTE: Some truck beds will not allow
the notch to travel all the way forward.
PART H
PART J
Sliding the clamp assembly, Part J, into
the front assembly, place them as far away
from each other and as close to the ends
of the mounting rails as possible. Clamps
can not be more than 9.5" from either end
of the mounting rail. Clamp blocks, Part
K, are to be flush with the steel underside
of the bed rail. Using a torque wrench,
tighten the 3/8-16 fasteners in the clamp
assembly to 10 foot pounds.
PART K
Place clamp block, Part K, on the
threaded end of the clamp assembly,
Part J. The clamp block has an offset
hole. The thick side should face in to-
wards the clamp. Use the thin side if
extra clearance is needed.
STEP NINE NOTE: For Ford F250/
350 and some Dodge Dakota vehicles
place the front assembly 3" from front
of truck bed. Hold the clamp assem-
bly, Part J, in place and slide the
mounting rail into the clamp until it is
1/8" from the front of the truck.
STEP NINE
STEP
EIGHT
STEP
SEVEN
1/8"
Clamps can not be
more than 9.5" from
either end of the
mounting rail.
IMPORTANT!