Vehicle Application
• Jeep Wrangler Unlimited JK
Installation Instructions
PowerBoard
Automatic Retracting Running Board
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®
4 Door Only
2007 and newer
Part Number: 75122-15
Note: Rubicon Rock Rails are not compatible with
PowerBoards® and will need to be removed.
INSTALLATION TIME
4 Hours
TOOLS
13 mm
4 mm
SKILL LEVEL
4 - Diffi cult
10 mm
1/8" & 3/8"
Bits
PowerBoard® – Installation Instructions
Parts List and Hardware Identifi cation
Left End Cap,
Part Number
460.83, Qty - 1
Idler Linkage,
Part Number
474.72, Qty - 2
Motor (for use with Blue
Controller), Part Number
496.12, Qty - 2
Running Board Assembly, Qty - 2
72" - Part Number 460.87
M6-1.0 x 10 mm Socket
Cap Screw, Part Number
460.85, Qty - 2
T-Nut Insert, Part
Number 460.84,
Qty - 2
Right End Cap,
Part Number
460.82, Qty - 1
Lt. Motor Linkage, Qty - 1,
Part Number 474.71
M6 Nut Plate,
Part Number
460.86, Qty - 2
Posi-Tap, Part
Number 470.03,
Qty - 4
Blue Controller, Part
Number 496.11, Qty - 1
Rt. Motor Linkage, Qty - 1,
Part Number 474.70
M6-1.0 x 35 Socket Cap
Screw, Part Number
460.95, Qty - 6
M8-1.25 x 25 Flange Hex
Bolt, Part Number 474.84,
Qty - 6
M8-1.25 x 16 Button Head
Bolt, Part Number 473.83,
Qty - 8
M6-1.0 x 20 Socket Cap Screw,
Part Number 470.00, Qty - 8
M6 Flat Washer,
Part Number
481.96, Qty - 6
8 mm Washer,
Part Number
470.05, Qty - 14
M8 x 25 U-Nut, Part
Number 474.81, Qty - 2
Adaptor, Part Number
Wiring Harness, Part
Number 474.73,
Qty - 1
474.82, Qty - 2
Light, Part Number
470.15, Qty - 4
7" Cable Ties, Part Number 460.99, Qty - 15
11" Cable Ties, Part Number 470.02, Qty - 2
Rev. J 0713 75122 pg. 2
PowerBoard® – Installation Instructions
Install Adaptor –
Passenger Side
Locate the rear linkage position in front of the
rear body mount. Install the Adaptor with a
Flange Hex Bolt. Tighten the bolts.
Hole not
used
Adaptor
Flange Hex Bolt
Passenger Side Shown
Front
Install Rear Motor Linkage –
Passenger Side
Position the passenger side linkage against the pinch weld with the
motor shaft pointing forward. Mount a Motor Linkage with a Button
Head Bolt and 8mm Washer at the pinch weld hole and a Flange
Hex Bolt in the inboard hole. Mark the pinch weld at the second
hole location and remove the linkage. Drill a 1/8" pilot hole at the
marked location then drill a 3/8" hole. Reinstall the link using an
additional Button Head Bolt and 8mm washer in the drilled hole.
Finger tighten fasteners at this time.
Button
Head Bolts
8 mm
Washers
Drill a 3/8"
Hole
Motor Linkage
Flange
Hex Bolt
Install U-Nut –
Passenger Side Front
Install an M8 x 25 U-Nut in the hole next to
the Body mount behind the front tire.
U-Nut
Passenger Side Shown
Install Front Idler Linkage – Passenger Side
Use two (2) Button Head Bolts and 8 mm
Washers and a Flange Hex Bolt to mount
the Idler Linkage to the vehicle. Tighten
the fasteners. Shim the linkage inboard
with 1 to 3 washers between the linkage
and the pinch weld on the rear hole so
it operates smoothly when the board is
8 mm
Washers
Button
Head Bolt
Install Driver’s
Side Linkages
Repeat steps 1 – 4 on the
driver’s side of the vehicle.
Remove Fuse from
Wiring Harness
Remove the fuse from the Wiring Harness.
Failure to do so could result in severe electrical
shock which could harm the installer and/or
damage the vehicle.
Remove the fuse from
the Wiring Harness.
attached (2 are usually suffi cient).
Do not tighten the bolts at this time.
Flange
Hex Bolt
Button
Head Bolts
Passenger Side Shown
Rev. J 0713 75122 pg. 3