Draw-Tite 58305 User Manual

CHAIN HANGER

BOLT FOR TUBE FRAMES

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

CHAIN HANGER

BOLT ON

PLYMOUTH, MI.

LOCK NUT

WASHER

TOOTH WASHER

FIG. 1

INSTALLING CHAIN HANGER:

1. CLAMP CHAIN HANGER ASSEMBLY TO TRAILER FRAME APPROX. 31” FROM THE CENTER OF COUPLER BALL CENTER TO CE NTER OF CHAIN HANGER. FOR TUBE FRAMES: LOCATE TO P OF CHAIN HANGER PLATE 1/4” DOWN FROM TOP OF FRAME. FOR C-CHANNEL FRAME: LOCA TE TOP OF CHAIN HANGER PLATE 1/2” DOWN FROM TOP OF FRAME. NOTE: BEFORE DRILLING HOLES MAKE SURE SPRING BAR CHAIN WILL HANG VERTICAL, AVOID ANY WIRES RUNNING IN FRAME.

2. MARK THE CENTER OF THE SLOTED HOLE WITH A CENTER PUNCH. REMOVE CHAIN HANGER ASSEMBLY. DRILL TWO 1/2” HOLES THROUGH C-CHANNE L FRAME OR THROUGH B OTH WA LL S OF TUBE FRAME. NOTE: AVOID ANY WIRES RUNNING IN FRAME.

3. INSTALL BOLTS, WASHE R AND CHAIN HANGER THROUGH HOLES IN TRAILER FRAME. INSTALL FLAT WASHERS AND LOCK NUTS.

4. TIGHTEN LOCK NUTS SO THE CHAIN HANGER IS TIGHT AGAINST THE TRAILER FRAME. CAUTION NOT OVER TIGHTEN NUTS AND BOLTS, MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TRAILER FRAME.

5. REPEAT STEP 1 THRU 4 FOR OTHE R SID E .

HOOK UP:

1. HOOK UP TOW VEHICLE AND TRAILER. (CONSULT W.D. INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOOK UP)

2. PLACE SPRING BAR IN W.D. HEAD. (CONSULT W.D. INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOOK UP)

3. RAISE TRAILER TONGUE AND REAR OF C A R WITH JACK. NOTE: PLACE WOOD BLOCK UNDER JACK FOR EXTRA HEIGHT AND CONFIRM TRAILER IS STABLE.

4. SLIP THE CLOSEST LINK OVER THE CHAIN HANGER HOOK. NOTE: MAKE SURE LOOSE LINKS ARE AT BOTTOM OF LINK THAT IS HOOKED ON PIN. (SEE FI G. 2) (IF THERE ARE LESS THAN 5 LINKS BETWE E N HOOK AND U-BOLT ADJUST BALLMOUNT ANGLE REARWARD, AND REPEAT PROCEDURE). PLACE SPRING CLIP IN TO CHAIN HANGER HO OK HOLE.

5. REPEAT FOR OTHER SIDE.

6. CONSULT W.D. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REST OF THE HOOK UP.

BOLT FOR C-CHANNEL FRAMES

SPRING CLIP

LINKS TO SPRING BAR

FIG. 2

LOOSE LINKS

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