Dee Zee DZ43300 User Manual

FOR INSTALLATION ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY

PARTS LIST:

ITEM

QTY

TOOLS REQUIRED:

T-45 TORX

M5 ALLEN WRENCH

PLIERS

10MM WRENCH

13MM WRENCH/SOCKET

17MM WRENCH

TAPE MEASURE

This product can only be

STEP 2)

STEP 3)

installed on the driver's side

Using a M5 Allen wrench and

Mark one side of the nut and

Apply thread lock to the

of the vehicle.

a 10mm wrench, install the

count the number of revolutions

threads of the ball mount.

nutsert in the opening by the

to insure the correct number

Install the ball mount into the

STEP 1)

tailgate pivot point.

of full turns.

nutsert using a 13mm

Adjust the nutsert tool so

Overtightening the nutsert

wrench/socket.

there is 3/4" from the washer

can strip the threads and cause

Torque to 8 ft-lbs.

to the head of the bolt.

the nutsert to be unusable.

Remove the nutsert tool

when installation is complete.

The nutsert should be tightened 9

360 degree turns.

DZ 43300

DODGE RAM TAILGATE ASSIST

1500 2002-2008

2500/3500 2002-2009

NUTSERT TOOL 1

SHOCK 1

CABLE/BALL MOUNT 1

WASHER 1

BALL MOUNT 1

NUTSERT 1

TORX WRENCH 1

CABLE CLIP 1

THREAD LOCK TUBE 1

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DO NOT TURN

FOR INSTALLATION ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY

STEP 4)

STEP 5)

STEP 6)

STEP 7)

Remove the tailgate cable

Apply thread lock to the threads

Install the cable on the inner

Install the narrow end of the

and use a T45 torx socket

of the cable/ball mount.

part of the mount, and the

shock on the ball mount

or the wrench provided to

Using a 17mm wrench, install

larger part of the shock

previously installed.

remove the cable bolt.

the cable/ball mount and

on the ball mount.

washer where the factory bolt

was removed in the previous

step.

STEP 8)

To remove the limiter, pry up one edge of the

STEP 9)

Remove the other end of the

flat nut with a screwdriver. Hold this edge with a

Measure down from the top of the cable 3 1/2". This

tailgate cable with the T45 torx

pair of pliers and spin the bolt out of it.

is where the cable clip needs to start. Press the clip

and remove the motion limiter.

onto the cable with a pair of pliers.

Failure to remove the limiter and to install the cable

The flat retaining nut must be

clip will cause the cable to bind or become caught

taken off to remove the limiter.

Once the limiter is removed, reinstall the cable

between the shock and truck bed. This may lead

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mount to the tailgate. to vehicle damage so these steps MUST be done.