Rough Country 75138-15 User Manual

Vehicle Application

Installation Instructions

PowerBoard®

Automatic Retracting Running Board

• Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab

2009 - Current
Part Number: 75138-15

• Dodge Ram 2500/3500 & HD Crew Cab

2010 - Current
Part Number: 75138-15

• Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab

2009 - Current
Part Number: 75143-15

• Dodge Ram Mega Cab 2500/3500

2010 - Current
Part Number: 75138-15

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INSTALLATION TIME

4 Hours

TOOLS

10mm, 13mm

and 19mm

10mm and

SKILL LEVEL

4 - Diffi cult

13mm

5mm

PowerBoard® – Installation Instructions

Left End Cap,
Part Number

460.83, Qty - 1

Motor Linkage,

Right (Shown) -

Part Number

475.54, Qty - 1

Left - Part

Number 475.55,
Qty - 1

Front Support Bracket - Lt,
Part Number 481.87, Qty - 1

Wiring Harness,
Part Number

473.74, Qty - 1

Running Board Assembly, Qty - 2
72" - Part Number 473.14
79" - Part Number 460.87

M6-1.0 x 10mm Socket
Cap Screw, Part Number

460.85, Qty - 2

Front Support Bracket - Rt,
Part Number 481.86, Qty - 1

Posi-Tap, Part Number

470.03, Qty - 4

Parts List and Hardware Identifi cation

T-Nut Insert, Part
Number 460.84,
Qty - 2

Idler Linkage,

Right (Shown) -

Part Number

475.52, Qty - 1

Left - Part

Number 475.53,
Qty - 1

Mounting Insert, Part
Number 474.34,
Qty - 4

M6 Nut Plate,
Part Number

460.86, Qty - 2

Right End Cap,
Part Number

460.82, Qty - 1

Rear Support
Bracket, Part
Number 474.35,
Qty - 2
Not used on Mega
Cab

Light, Part Number

470.15, Qty - 4

Reinforcement Bracket,
Part Number 494.62,
Qty - 4

Rivet Nut Tool, Part
Number 473.76, Qty - 1

Motor (for use with Blue
Controller), Part Number

496.12, Qty - 2

Bracket Insert,
Part Number

473.35, Qty - 4

Roll Pin, Part
Number 475.12,
Qty - 8

Blue Controller, Part
Number 496.11, Qty - 1

M8-1.25 Rivet Nut, Part
Number 473.75, Qty - 8

M6 Flat Washer,
Part Number

481.96, Qty - 8

Blind Rivet, Part Number

474.80, Qty - 4

M6-1.0 x 15 Socket Cap Screw,
Part Number 481.93, Qty - 2

M6-1.0 x 35 Socket Cap
Screw, Part Number

460.95, Qty - 6

M6-1.0 x 30 Hex Bolt,
Part Number 474.36,
Qty - 4

M8-1.25 x 30 Hex
Bolt, Part Number

473.18, Qty - 12

M6-1.0 x 20 Socket Cap Screw,
Part Number 470.00, Qty - 8

M8-1.25 x 15 Flange
Bolt, Part Number

473.81, Qty - 2

75143 Quad Cab Only

Brake Cable
Bracket, Part
Number 473.78,
Qty - 1

8 mm Washer,
Part Number

470.05, Qty - 8

8 mm Fender
Washer, Part
Number 470.07,
Qty - 4

M8-1.25 Nylock
Nut, Part Number

470.06, Qty - 1

8mm Washer,
Part Number

470.07, Qty - 1

7" Cable Ties, Part Number 460.99, Qty - 25

11" Cable Ties, Part Number 470.02, Qty - 2

M8-1.25 x 25
Hex Bolt, Part
Number 460.46,
Qty - 1

Rev. Q 0713 75138 / 75143 pg. 2

PowerBoard® – Installation Instructions

Steps 1 through 4 are for Quad Cab
Vehicles only. If you have Crew Cab,

skip to Step 5.

Install Brake Cable Bracket ­Quad Cab Only

Locate the brake cable adjustment nut on the driver’s
side of the frame toward the rear. Mark the position
of the nut. Hold the adjustment nut with a 13mm
wrench and loosen the cable to create some slack.

Install Brake Cable Bracket ­Quad Cab Only

Once you have enough slack, detach the brake
cable just behind the brake cable adjustment nut.

Install Brake Cable Bracket ­Quad Cab Only

Depress the locking tabs on the brake cable guide
and slide it out through the hole in the frame.
Unthread the brake cable from the frame mount.

Install Brake Cable Bracket ­Quad Cab Only

Slide the brake cable guide into the Brake Cable
Bracket provided in the parts kit. Use the Hex Bolt,
8mm Washer and Nylock Nut from the kit to mount
the Brake Cable Bracket to the frame.

Reattach the brake cable and adjust the brake cable
adjustment nut to its original position.

Brake Cable
Bracket

Hex
Bolt

Nylock
Nut

8mm
Washer

Locate Linkage Mounting
Points

Locate the mounting points for the Idler and Motor
Linkages. The Motor Linkage mounts in the front
and the Idler Linkage mounts in the rear. Remove
the tape from the sill drain hole at both mounting
points.

Passenger side shown

Front Mounting Point

Rear
Mounting
Point

Install Reinforcement Bracket

Set a Reinforcement Plate in place and position
with the Rivet Nuts. Use the bracket as a template
to drill a 1/8" hole.

Reinforcement
Bracket

Rev. Q 0713 75138 / 75143 pg. 3

PowerBoard® – Installation Instructions

Install Reinforcement Bracket Install Blind Rivet

Once the hole is drilled, insert a piece of string or
wire through the hole in the Reinforcement Bracket.
Set the bracket into position.

String or

Reinforcement
Bracket

Wire

Once the Rivet Nuts are in place, use a screwdriver to push the tab on the
Reinforcement Bracket back into the hole to avoid interference with the Linkage
Mount.

Install M8-1.25 x 30 Hex Bolts and Washers in the Rivet Nuts. Leave about 1/2”
of thread showing. Make sure that the M8 Washers are fl ush to the bolt head.

Set the Rivet Nuts into place for alignment. Make
sure the Reinforcement Bracket is fl ush to the body
of the vehicle. Insert the Blind Rivet through the
hole in the Reinforcement Bracket and secure in
place. When the rivet is installed, remove the string
or wire from the bracket.

Make sure the Reinforcement Bracket is
fl ush with the body before securing Blind
Rivet.

Install Blind
Rivet

M8 Washers

Install Rivet Nuts

Assemble a Hex Bolt, Rivet Nut Tool and Rivet Nut.
Place the assembly into the cutout in the sill. Hold
the Rivet Nut Tool with a 19 mm wrench and tighten
the bolt until the Rivet Nut deforms and secures to
the sheet metal (15 ft. lbs.). Hold the Rivet Nut Tool
with a wrench and remove the bolt and tool. Repeat
for all Rivet Nuts in the four linkage mounting
positions.

Rivet Nut
Tool

Rivet
Nut

Hex
Bolt

Orient Mounting Insert on LinkageSecure Reinforcement Bracket

Vehicles except Quad Cab: Tap a

Roll Pin in the small upper hole in the
Linkage. Hold the Linkage fi rmly and
use an M6 x 30 Hex Bolt to install the
Mounting Insert in the center hole in
the Linkage. Make sure the insert is
oriented properly

Quad Cab Idler Linkages Only:

Install the Mounting Insert in the rear
hole and tap a Roll Pin in the small
lower hole.

All other applications: Tap a Roll Pin
in both small holes.

Pin

Mounting
Insert

M6 x 30
Hex Bolt

Rivet Nuts

M8-1.25 x 30
Hex Bolts

Rev. Q 0713 75138 / 75143 pg. 4