Ramsey 295374 User Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

FOR GRILLE GUARD KIT #295374

FOR PATRIOT 12000/15000 WINCHES

ON 2005-7 FORD EXCURSION / SUPER-DUTY TRUCKS

Notice

Ramsey kits are designed for use with Ramsey Winches only.

Use or sale of kits for other winches or applications voids warranty.

Warning

Ramsey offers mounting kits and winches for various vehicles. In crash tests on a limited number of automotive manufacturer’s vehicles, winches/mounting kits, which have been properly mounted, have not interfered with air bag operation.

The user/customer, or their installer, must verify that the mounting kit does not interfere with the factory air bag sensors, which must not be relocated or modified in any way.

The user/customer should follow the vehicle manufacturer’s recommendations and those of a qualified mechanic to determine if the winching/mounting kit might interfere with the air bag operation. The user/customer should then determine the suitability of a winch/mounting kit on a particular vehicle.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE’S AIR BAG SYSTEM MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF THE WINCH/MOUNTING KIT IS NOT MOUNTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATIONS.

DO NOT ATTACH TOW HOOK TO ANY PART OF MOUNTING KIT UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.

DO NOT SUBSTITUTE ATTACHING HARDWARE ITEMS (BOLTS, NUTS, OR WASHERS).

READ AND UNDERSTAND WINCH OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE WINCH. SEE WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS IN WINCH OWNER’S MANUAL.

IMPORTANT NOTES!

1. RIGHT AND LEFT HAND DIRECTIONS AS IF SEATED BEHIND STEERING WHEEL.

2. ALL FASTENING HARDWARE MUST BE LOOSELY ASSEMBLED UNTIL DIRECTED TO TIGHTEN.

RAMSEY WINCH COMPANY

P.O. BOX 581510

TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74158

PHONE: (918) 438-2760 • FAX: (918) 438-6888

http://www.ramsey.com

913395-0307-B

DO NOT FULLY TIGHTEN HARDWARE UNTIL LATER!

1. Attach (1) nut plate (item #3) loosely to inside of L.H. mounting bracket (item #1) using (2) 1/2-13NC X 1.25 capscrews (item #10), (2) flat washers (item #14), and (2) lockwashers (item #13). See figure at right. Repeat for R.H. Mounting Bracket (item #2).

2. Remove vehicle tow hooks. Discard existing hardware.

3. Remove L.H. vehicle bumper bracket bolts (2 bolts). Secure L.H. mounting bracket to vehicle frame using (1) nutplate (item #4), (2) 1/2-13NC x 1.75 capscrews (item #9), (2) flat washers (item #14), (2) lockwashers (item #13), and (2) nuts (item #12). These nutplates go to the backside of the frame flange. The flat washers go over the slotted holes in the mounting bracket. NOTE: The other pair of nutplates are installed at the end of the installation (see step 12).

Hint: To align holes between mounting bracket, bumper bracket, and frame, you may need to raise or lower the bumper slightly.

4. Install (3) 1/2-13NC x 1.50 capscrews (Item #8) and (3) lockwashers (Item #13) through underside of vehicle frame and into nutplate (Item #3).

5. Repeat for R.H. mounting bracket.

6. Install tow hooks into the ends of the R.H. and L.H. mounting brackets using (3 per side) M12x1.75x 30mm capscrews (Item #11) and 1/2” lockwashers (Item #13). Install tow hooks pointing downward.

Outside mounting

holes in brackets

are slotted

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