How is a gooseneck hitch installed
Gooseneck Hitch Install: CURT 60624 with 60611 Double Lock EZr on a Chevy Silverado 2500 HD
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welcome to the installation video of the
Curt 606 2 for under-bed install kit
with the 606 1 1 double lock easy our
gooseneck on a 2017 Chevy Silverado 2500
HD to begin remove the spare tire to
provide more room for the installation
depending on the year of the vehicle the
entire heat shield may be removed or a
portion can be cut out between the bed
support to accommodate for the gooseneck
center section for this installation we
will be removing the entire heat shield
to do this remove the four fasteners the
heat shield will not be reinstalled run
a 1/2 inch bolt through the cross-arm
threads to remove excess powder coating
or debris from the rear cross on repeat
this on all six of the cross arm
mounting clips on some truck models the
rear driver's side plastic wheel well
cover will need to be trimmed to define
the trim area place the side plate on
the frame and use the provided hardware
to temporarily hold it in place the trim
area on the plastic cover will be
located over the gooseneck handle hole
as shown in the diagram in the included
instructions measure and mark the
designated trim area the area should be
one and a half inches high and two and a
half inches wide on the top with tapered
sides
use a rotary cutting tool or aviation
shears to trim the area some models may
require the metal flange below the bed
to be bent outward with the pliers or
removed to allow the handle to move
without interference
if the flange is cut be sure to coat any
exposed metal with the touch-up paint or
rust preventative remove the side plate
next prepare to insert the rear cross
arm notice that the holes are closer to
one edge this edge should be facing the
back of the truck when inserted so after
the cross arm is rotated into position
this edge will be facing downwards slide
the rear cross arm between the frame and
the bottom of the truck roughly above
the rear tire once the cross arm has
spanned the frame rails use a wrench to
rotate the cross arm so that the holes
are offset towards the ground push it
towards the rear of the vehicle position
the front cross arm so that the leg
without the holes is towards the cab in
an upside-down V orientation slide the
cross arm between the truck frame and
the floor of the truck bed in front of
the rear cross arm once this cross arm
has spanned the frame rails use a wrench
to rotate the cross arm until the leg
with the holes faces the rear of the
vehicle note that the cylinder in the
center section is offset towards the
rear of the vehicle prepare the center
section by inserting a half inch
carriage bolt in through one of the
centermost slots on the side that will
face the front of the truck with the
serrations of the bolt retainers facing
outward place the retainer onto the
carriage bolt use one of the included
spaces to help push the bolt retainer
into position repeat this on the
opposite attachment point before lifting
the hitch into position make sure that
the center locator is inserted into the
cylinder lift the center section into
place positioning it between the two
cross on the line the square holes in
the center section with the holes in the
cross arm and loosely attach the front
cross arm using the provided half-inch
carriage bolts and hex flange nuts
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the carriage bolt over the fuel tank
should be inserted through the front
cross arm with a spacer once the front
cross arm Hardware is loosely installed
attach the rear cross arm using four
half inch hex bolts with conical tooth
washers these bolts will thread directly
into the cross arm next place the side
plate against the frame at the mounting
location on the driver's side in between
the cross arms loosely attached into the
factory weld nuts in the frame with the
supplied 16 millimeter bolts washers and
lock washers clean the weld nuts if the
bolts are hard to start repeat this
process on the opposite side when
loosely installed slide the side plates
rearward then adjust the center section
to ensure that the hitch is square and
centered on the vehicle on 2015 models
or older you will need to fish wire
these bolts into place to do this refer
to the diagram and the supplied
instruction sheet now attach the rear
flange nut on the side plate to the rear
cross arm using a 1/2 inch hex bolt and
conical tooth washer place a 5/8 inch
carriage bolt and spacer through the
front flange in the side plate and front
cross arm secure with a 1/2 inch hex nut
repeat this process on the opposite side
be sure to torque all the hardware
installed in the cross arms and side
plates in order specified in the
included instruction sheet before
beginning the drilling process from
underneath the truck
use the center locator as a guide to
drill a 3/16 inch pilot hole straight up
through the truck bed next using the
center section as a guide drill the
safety chain moves from underneath the
truck bed using a 5/8 inch hole saw make
sure that the holes are located in the
lower section of the truck bed rib a
short pilot bit with a small right angle
drill can ease the process of drilling
the safety chain holes optionally you
may want to drill the pilot holes from
below and finish the drilling process
from above the truck bed with the 4-inch
hole saw drill a hole from the top of
the truck using the previously drilled
pilot hole as a guy we recommend using a
cutting fluid to ease the drilling
process continue drilling until the
orange shavings can be seen from the
locator guide and the cut section can be
removed finish drilling the safety chain
holes from above the truck bed if pilot
holes were drilled from below deeper all
of the drilled holes and spray any
exposed metal with a rust inhibitor or
coat with touch-up paint to create a
clean finished look insert the rubber
edging around the 4-inch hole next place
the chrome trim ring into position and
fasten it with the three flat head cap
screws from inside the truck bed place
the two u-bolts down through the drilled
holes
from underneath the truck place a washer
then a spring followed by another washer
and nylon nut onto each of the four
u-bolt legs tighten the nuts until they
are flush with the bottom of the u-bolt
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once installed be sure to check that
each u-bolt moves freely from the bed of
the truck next insert the caste lock pin
into the ball cylinder from the driver's
side with the hole located on top insert
the handle from the outside of the
vehicle on the driver's side through the
holes in the center section slide a
washer and compression spring over the
handle before inserting the handle rod
into the locking pin secure it with the
hex head flange screw and nylock nut
torque all hardware to the values
specified in the supplied instruction
sheet now you're ready to reinstall the
spare tire lastly find a suitable place
for the product usage sticker now that
everything is installed let's go over
the operation of your new curt EGR
gooseneck hitch to remove the pin and
reposition the ball pull the handle out
as far as possible and rotate it
clockwise until the locking pin is
disengaged and locked out insert the
ball into the cylinder by aligning the
ball groove with the cylinder pin if the
groove and pain are not aligned simply
rotate the ball until it drops into
place rotate the handle counter
clockwise until the locking pin snaps
back into position before towing always
double check to make sure that the pin
passes completely through the ball and
cylinder when not in use the gooseneck
ball can be flipped over and
conveniently stored within the cylinder
and covered with the provided rubber cap
this completes the installation of the
curt 606 to 4 under bed install kit with
the six-oh six-one 1 double lock easier
gooseneck hitch on a 2017 Chevy
Silverado 2500 HD carefully read all of
the included towing information and be
sure to use your safety chain loops
every time you tell thanks for watching
this video now you can bring it
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