B&W Trailer Hitches 1316 User Manual

STEP 8

WARNING: LATCH PIN WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IF HANDLE IS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. Install the handle from underneath the truck by inserting it through the slot in the end of the center section toward the driver’s side rear tire as shown. Attach the handle to the latch pin as shown with the handle on the “cab side” of the square tab welded to the pin. The head of the bolt must be on the handle side, and the lock nut must be on the tab side. The tab is welded to the pin in an offset position so that the handle will be lined up over the center of the pin. If the handle is fastened to the other side of the tab, the handle will not function properly. When installed correctly the latch pin may be disengaged from the ball by pulling on the handle from the driver’s side wheel well and rotating the handle clockwise.

B&W Trailer Hitches

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NOTE: We recommend reading instructions before beginning the installation. WARNING: The tow vehicle’s towing capacities should under NO circumstances be exceeded.

TurnoverballTM Gooseneck Hitch Installation Instructions

STEP 9

Install the safety chain U-bolts. The center section may have multiple safety chain holes. Only 4 holes (2 on each side of the ball) will need to be drilled. Each U-bolt will need to rest in the low part of a bed rib. To determine which holes will need to be drilled, carefully examine the safety chain holes in the center section to determine which holes are under a low rib, See gure 9.1. Use a 1/2" Drill bit and drill through the bed in the 4 low rib locations, See Figure 9.2. Drop a U-bolt through each pair of holes from the top side of the truck bed oor. Place a conical spring and lock nut on each of the four legs. Tighten the lock nuts until ush with the bottom of the UBolts, See Figure 9.3.

FIGURE 9.1: Cut away view of bed and center section.

Model 1316R

Dodge 2002-2008

1/2 Ton, Long & Short Bed Two and Four-Wheel Drive

Parts List

1 - Front Crossmember 2 - Rear Crossmember 3 - Center Section 4 - Left Sideplate 5 - Right Sideplate 6 - Safety Chain Brackets 7 - Latch Pin Release Handle 8 - 2-5/16” Ball 9 - Clamping Straps 10 - J-Bolt 11 - Tapered Spring 12 - 1/2” Center Lock Nut 13 - Brake Line Spacer

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FIGURE 9.2: Cut away view from under the bed. FIGURE 9.3: Cut away view from under the bed.

STEP 10

Retract the latch pin by pulling the handle out until it stops and then rotating it. Place the 2-5/16” ball in the hitch receiver. Engage the latch pin by rotating the handle. Be certain the latch pin passes through the holes in the Turnoverball™ and fully engages through the hitch receiver. Grease the square base of the Turnoverball™.

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Hardware Kit

11 - 1/2” -13 x 1 1/2” Hex Cap Screw 13 - 1/2” Flat Washers 21 - 1/2” Split Lock Washer 15 - 1/2”-13 Hex Finish Nut 2 - 1/2”-13 x 5” J-Bolt 8 - 1/2”-13 x 4 1/2” Hex Cap Screw 4 - Clamp Straps

Safety Chain Kit

2 - 1/2” U-Bolt 4 - 1/2” Lock Nuts 4 - Springs 1 - 3/8” x 3/4” Hex Cap Screw 1 - 3/8” Lock Nut 1- Brake Line Spacer

BEFORE INSTALLING

OVERHEAD LIFTING DEVICE

An overhead-lifting device, such as chain falls, engine hoist, or cable come-a-long, can be used to lift the center section of the hitch in place. Lower a loop of rope or chain through the 4” hole in the truck bed oor and attach it to the latch pin in the round hitch receiver tube in the center section. Use the lifting device to raise the center section until the round hitch receiver tube that protrudes from the center section ts in the 4” hole in the truck bed oor. Maintaining upward pressure may facilitate fastening the crossmember to the center section, especially if the truck bed oor has been distorted downward from heavy use. If you use an overhead-lifting device, it should be disconnected before squaring the center section across the frame, installing the sideplates and torquing fasteners.

WARNING

Most trucks have FUEL LINES and/or BRAKE LINES and/or ELECTRICAL WIRES located along the frame rails where B&W Turnoverball™ hitches install. Carefully examine the location of fuel lines, brake lines and electrical wires BEFORE INSTALLATION. Be certain you will not damage fuel lines, brake lines or electrical wires when positioning hitch components, drilling holes, tightening fasteners, and lifting and lowering the truck bed. The fuel tank vent, located on top of the gas tank, can be easily damaged during the installation of the hitch components. Care must be taken when positioning the front crossmember and center section components. We recommend removing the bed bolts on the driver’s side and lifting the bed to give you more clearance during installation of the hitch parts under the bed oor.

WARNING

On Short bed trucks, BEFORE INSTALLING THIS HITCH, check for adequate turning clearance between front of all of your trailers and the truck cab.

WARNING

DO NOT invert the ball in the socket when carrying heavy loads on 2 wheel drive trucks. The ball may hit the top of the differential. Remove the ball from the socket before loading. A plug for the socket is available from B & W.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The 2002-2006 Dodge 1500 long and short bed truck has a tubular frame, instead of the traditional “C” shaped channel frame. The Turnoverball™ gooseneck hitch for this truck clamps to the frame and installation is accomplished without any welding, drilling, or modication of the truck frame.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1A: LONG BED INSTALLATION

Begin by marking the location for the hole in the truck bed oor. Measure from the back end of the truck bed oor by hooking a tape measure over the back of the sheet metal and mark the oor at 47 5/8” and centered between the wheel wells. This location is critical to the correct installation of this hitch, so measure, mark, and saw carefully.

STEP 1A: SHORT BED INSTALLATION

Begin by marking the location for the hole in the truck bed oor. Measure from the back end of the truck bed oor by hooking a tape measure over the back of the sheet metal and mark the oor at 45 3/4” and centered between the wheel wells. This location is critical to the correct installation of this hitch, so measure, mark, and saw carefully.

STEP 1B:

If the truck has a plastic bed liner, you may drill through both, but it is more difcult to accurately locate the midpoint between the wheel wells, and to be sure that the bed liner does not move while sawing the hole. Make a 4 inch hole at this location using a four inch hole saw, or by marking a 4 inch circle and cutting it out with a saber saw equipped with a metal cutting blade.

STEP 2

Install the two crossmembers. They will be installed by sliding them from inside the wheel well, above the tire, through the gap between the bed and the truck’s frame and across until they span the frame rails. The gap between the bed and frame is large enough to allow this, but the gap is partially obstructed by a sheet metal ange (about 1 inch in height) that is hanging down from the bottom of the truck bed oor. A small notch needs to be made in this ange on the Passenger side of the truck. Locate the 7/16 hole in this ange above the axle and enlarge the hole by removing the metal below the hole so that a notch is created. This will allow the crossmembers to be installed. (see pictures below) Install the angle iron rst. On 2002 though 2005 model trucks the angle leg with the notches should face the rear of the truck when installing though the notch. On 2006 and newer model trucks the angle leg with the notches should face the front of the truck when installing though the notch. Hold the angle in an inverted “V” position, and push the

STEP 3

With the latch pin on the driver’s side and the socket offset to the front of the truck, raise the center section over the differential and in between the cross members. Push the center section up to the oor while guiding the ring into the four inch hole in the truck bed. Thread four of the 1-1/2” bolts with a lock and at washer into the front bar from inside the center section leaving them loose at this time. Next with the rear angle against the rear of the center section install three 1-1/2” bolts through the center section and angle securing with a lock and at washer on each. DO NOT fully tighten at this time.

STEP 4

The sideplates will have to be installed with the center section bolts still loose, so that the sideplates can be positioned between the bar and angle. With the long ange to the front , place the side plate between the cross members and thread a 1-1/2” bolt with a at and lock washer into the bar. Install the bolt with two at washers and a lock washer and nut through the sideplate ear and angle. Repeat this procedure on the passenger side.

STEP 5

Attach the sideplates to the frame. On 2002 though 2005 model trucks the top front and lower front holes will be used. On 2006 model trucks the top front and middle lower holes will be used (see diagram). Install the 1/2” x 4-1/2” bolts though the holes in sideplates above and below the frame using the correct holes per year of truck as stated above. Install the clamping straps on the inside of the frame over the bolts. On 2006 model trucks a brake line spacer will need to be added on the drivers side front before the clamping strap is installed (see diagram). This will allow the needed clearance between the frame and clamping strap for the brake line. On the 2002 though 2005 model trucks the clamping strap will install between the brake line and frame. Secure the clamping straps with lock washers and nuts. Hand tighten until snug.

STEP 6

The sideplates have a double bend offset near the rear clamping bolts that will engage the offset in the truck frame, and create a wedging lock to prevent the hitch from sliding forward on the frame. Before the nal

bolt tightening, position the sideplate so that the offset in the sideplate is mated against the offset in the frame, but not riding up on it so that there would be a gap between the clamping ange and the frame. Install the wedging “J” bolts in the frame hole in front of the sideplate and through the hole in the sideplate front ange, and install the lock washer and nut. At this time, tighten this nut only enough to achieve the correct contact between the frame and sideplate offsets. Loosely install all of the remaining hardware in

the center section.

angle across the frame using the notch for clearance at the apex of the angle. With the angle spanning the frame, move it rearward toward the bed crossmember. Repeat this procedure with the 1x2 bar with threaded holes. With the bar spanning the frame turn it so that it is in a vertical position and push the bar forward until it is against the front cross member.

STEP 7

Tighten the hitch hardware in the following sequence. Tighten the rear sideplate clamping bolts and then the front sideplate clamping bolts to 60 ft-lbs. of torque. Tighten them slowly, alternating from the top bolt to the bottom so that they tighten evenly. Also make certain that the bolts are perpendicular (90 degrees) to the truck frame so that the bolts will not loosen later. Center the front bar crossmember across the frame and tighten bolts to the sideplate. Tighten the center section bolts to the front bar to 90 ft.-lbs. of torque. Center the angle iron across the frame, and tighten the bolts to the sideplates and to the center section, also to 90 ft.- lbs. Tighten the “J” bolts to 40 ft. lbs. of torque.