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NOTE: Before welding Liftgate to vehicle frame, check squareness to make sure 
columns are perpendicular to extension plate.
STEP 3 - POSITION LIFTGATE - Continued
METHOD 3 - WELD LIFTGATE TO BODY - Continued
RH MOUNTING 
PLATE
LH MOUNTING 
PLATE
CHECKING IF COLUMNS ARE SQUARE
(REAR OF LIFTGATE SHOWN)
FIG. 31-1
FORKLIFT
EXTENSION 
PLATE
A
B
2. Check to make sure RH and LH columns are 
square and perpendicular to the extension 
plate by measuring dimensions at the top and 
bottom of the columns, and dimensions A and 
B, as shown in FIG. 31-1. Squareness is ac-
ceptable when dimensions A and B are within 
1/4” of each other, and top and bottom column 
dimensions are as shown in FIG. 31-1. 
96-1/8” + 3/16” /- 1/16” (96” WIDE VEH)
101-1/8” + 3/16” /- 1/16” (102” WIDE VEH)
(DIMENSIONS TAKEN FROM 
OUTSIDE EDGE OF COLUMNS)
97-1/8” + 3/16” /- 1/16” (96” WIDE VEH)
102-1/8” + 3/16” /- 1/16” (102” WIDE VEH)
(DIMENSIONS TAKEN FROM 
OUTSIDE EDGE OF COLUMNS)