Vehicle Application
• Ford Super Duty F-250/350/450
Installation Instructions
PowerBoard®
Automatic Retracting Running Board
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Crew Cab
2008 and newer
Part Number: 75134-15
INSTALLATION TIME
4 Hours
TOOLS
8 mm,
13 mm
7/32" and
5 mm
13 mm
SKILL LEVEL
4 - Diffi cult
PowerBoard® – Installation Instructions
Parts List and Hardware Identifi cation
Left End Cap,
Part Number
460.83, Qty - 1
Idler Linkage,
Part Number
473.07, Qty - 2
Motor (for use with Yellow
Controller), Part Number
496.12, Qty - 2
Wiring Harness, Part
Number 473.09,
Qty - 1
Running Board Assembly, Qty - 2
79" - Part Number 460.87
M6-1.0 x 10mm Socket
Cap Screw, Part Number
460.85, Qty - 2
Motor Linkage,
Part Number
473.08, Qty - 2
T-Nut Insert, Part
Number 460.84,
Qty - 2
Right End Cap,
Part Number
460.82, Qty - 1
M6 Nut Plate,
Part Number
460.86, Qty - 2
Posi-Tap, Part
Number 470.03,
Qty - 4
Yellow Controller, Part
Number 497.94, Qty - 1
Brake Cable Bracket,
Part Number 473.13,
Qty - 1
M6 Flat Washer, Part
Number 481.96, Qty - 6
Light, Part Number
470.15, Qty - 4
M6-1.0 x 35 Socket
Cap Screw, Part Number 460.95, Qty - 6
M8-1.25 x 25 Hex Bolt, Part
Number 474.86, Qty - 1
M10-1.75 x 25 Socket
Cap Screw, Part Number
473.19, Qty - 8
M8-1.25 x 30 Hex Bolt,
Part Number 473.18,
Qty - 8
M6-1.0 x 20 Socket Cap Screw,
Part Number 470.00, Qty - 8
M8 Washer,
8mm Fender
Washer, Part
Number 473.21,
Qty - 1
10mm Washer,
Part Number
473.20, Qty - 8
7" Cable Ties, Part Number 460.99, Qty - 25
Part Number
470.05, Qty - 8
M8 U-Nut, Part Number
460.98, Qty - 8
Nylock Nut, Part
Number 470.06,
Qty - 1
11" Cable Ties, Part Number 470.02, Qty - 2
Rev. N 0713 75134 pg. 2
PowerBoard® – Installation Instructions
Install M8 U-Nuts
Counting from the front, locate the second (2nd) and last set of mounting holes
on the inner sill on the driver’s side. Use an M8-1.25 x 40 Hex Bolt and an 8mm
Washer to install an M8 U-Nut on each side of each hole. Do not tighten the bolts
at this time.
Rear
Idler
Linkage
Position
Driver’s Side
View from under vehicle
Front
Motor Linkage
Position
Loosen Parking Brake Cable
Disengage parking brake.
Pull parking brake cable to the rear from the forward
support bracket to create slack in the cable. Secure
the cable slack with vise-grips.
8mm
Washers
M8-1.25 x 40
Hex Bolts
M8
U-Nuts
Install Brake Cable Bracket
Remove the cable from the rear support bracket
and use the Hex Bolt, 8mm Washer and Nylock Nut
to install the Brake Cable Bracket on the front of the
support bracket. Reinstall the parking brake cable
and remove vise-grips.
Install Linkages
Install an Idler Linkage in the
rear hole and a Motor Linkage in
the front hole. Slip the notches
in the Linkages under the bolts
and washers installed in Step
One. Secure the bottom of the
Linkages with two M10-1.75 x
25 Button Head Screws and two
10mm Washers.
Do not tighten the bolts at this
time.
Repeat Steps One and Two
on the passenger side of the
vehicle.
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.
Idler
Linkage
M10-1.75 x 25
Button Head
Screws
10mm
Washers
Driver’s Side
Remove the fuse from the
Wiring Harness.
Remove Fuse from
Wiring Harness
Brake Cable
Bracket
Hex
Nylock
Nut
8mm
Washer
Bolt
Rev. N 0713 75134 pg. 3