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Hide-A-Goose Gooseneck Hitch Installation - 2006 Dodge Ram - Video

First thing to do is lower the spare tire. The next step involved is to go ahead and sliding the rails into the bed of the pickup truck. They will fit in between the bed and the frame. What we will do is slide them sideways and once we get them in place we will flip them up to the right side up. We also installed one bolt loosely in the rail because we will use that when we want to attach the head assembly on. The bolt has to be facing this way because once we have it in place we will not be able to tighten it down or get to it very well. Also there are two different lengths as well. The short one goes in the front and long one goes towards the rear. Next we will go ahead, since we have the rails in there, we will flip them up into position. The stickers will tell you which way to go with it. Next step involved is to go ahead and mark the bed so we can drill our hole in the center of the bed. The instructions will tell you exactly what to do, basically you will get a measurement from the rear of the bed to right above the axle and center it left to right. Once you do that, you go ahead and make a punch mark and get ready to drill it out. In this case were going to go ahead and punch it out and drill a small hole just to make sure this is a spray on bed liner. more

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Posted: 7/22/2008 7:44:02 PM

Gooseneck Hitch Installation - Ford F-150 - Video

The first thing we need to do we need to do is take out the bed liner. Once the liner is removed, the next thing to do is lower the spare tire so you can have access in the area you need to work. The next step is to go ahead and mark your truck bed for drilling. We need to find the center of the bed from left to right which in this case is approximately 50 inches. One thing to look out for when measuring front to rear always start from this edge here near the tailgate and go back to the measurement dictated in your instructions. In case it is 44 and 7/16. After that we make our mark right here and instead of drilling, we are going to make sure theres a dimple underneath and well put our harware underneath first to make sure everything is going to fit like it supposed to before we put a hole in the bed. more

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Posted: 7/23/2008 5:53:44 AM

Gooseneck Hitch Installation - 2005 GMC Sierra - Video

Today we are going to install part number 9463 our gooseneck head assembly. We will also be installing a rail kit which is part number 4434 for our 2005 GMC Sierra pickup 3500. The first step involved would be to make room for the install kit and rails. What happens is this heat shield needs to be removed. We are going to take it out from this section to this beam here. To make it easier maybe go all the way this far back. But for necessity purposes we need from here to here for the rails. We cut out our heat shield and left an inch or so hanging off. We took a rubber mallet and beat it back and keep it away from the sharp edges as much as possible. Our next step will be to loosen the bed so we can slide the rails underneath the truck. There are 2 options on how you will do this part. more

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Posted: 7/23/2008 10:35:14 AM