Rock-Slide Engineering FORD VAN STEP SLIDER User Manual

RSE Step/Slider Installation Instructions:

Full Sized Ford

Van

Thank you for your purchase of the finest engineered step/slider on the market. The
step/slider units are preassembled and adjusted in our factory to make installation easy,
but a few simple points must be observed for ease of installation and operation:

1. Disconnect battery ground before installation.

2. The assembled step/sliders are very large and heavy requiring two people for
installation.

3. Itʼs very important that the step sliders do not twist when bolted to the mounting
supports.

Begin by thoroughly reading these instructions and identifying the components included
with your kit.

Part 1: Step/slider assembly

Step 1: Position upper support bracket as shown (fig. 1).

Fig 1.

It should be centered between the fenders or fender flares if so equipped. Hold the
support bracket in place and mark the hole locations for the threaded inserts used to
mount the support to the body of the vehicle. The welded threaded inserts on the support
bracket should be horizontal Make sure the support is where you want it: too high and the
doors may scrape on the step/sliders, and too low the step/sliders will be at the wrong
angle to mount to the lower support.

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Step 2: Center-punch all the threaded insert holes and pre-drill with small bit. A step drill
bit is an excellent tool for cutting large holes for the threaded inserts.

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Fig. 2

Use touch-up paint to coat any exposed metal. Silicone sealant can also be used to seal
the threaded inserts to the body of the vehicle. Use a large threaded insert installation
tool—body shops usually have them— (fig. 2).

Itʼs very important the threaded inserts are perfectly
installed. If cocked or distorted they may pull out of
the thin sheet metal causing hard to repair damage.
If not

Fig 2.

satisfied with the insertʼs installation, they can be drilled out and replaced.
Step 3: Coat the threads of the 5/16”x1” bolts with silicone and bolt the upper support

bracket to the body of the vehicle..
Step 4: Rest the step/slider assembly on the upper support bracket and hold loosely in

place with two 5/16x1” button head stainless steel bolts provided.
Step 5: Place ʻLʼ shaped lower support bracket under the step/slider assembly and

loosely attach to step/slider assembly with two 5/16x1” bolts supplied. The lower support

bracket should be on the inside—towards the center of the vehicle—of the pinch weld.
Step 6: With assistance, hold the step/slider where it needs to be—sliding lower support

bracket if necessary so it will have full contact with the pinch weld AND have full contact
with the step/slider assembly AND align with the holes in the step/slider assembly. Mark
through the holes in the lower support to the pinch weld and remove lower support
bracket.

Step 7: Center-punch and drill 11/32” holes through pinch weld. Coat any exposed bare
metal with paint or silicone to prevent rust. Reinstall lower support bracket except this

time with it on the outside of the pinch weld, (fig. 3) and bolt loosely with supplied 5/16x1”

bolts making sure the lower support maintains contact with step/slider assembly.

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