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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)