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Service
Fifth wheel replacement
Tools required:
• 3/8 in. drive ratchet
• 13 mm socket
Procedure:
1. Put the brake in the neutral position.
CAUTION
With the brake in the neutral position, the product could move.
2. Raise the product to the highest height position.
3. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
4. Using a 3/8 in. drive ratchet and 13 mm socket, remove and save the nut and washers from the top of the fifth
wheel assembly.
5. Remove and discard the fifth wheel assembly.
6. Reverse steps to reinstall.
Note: You may have to compress the fifth wheel assembly slightly to reinstall.
7. Verify proper operation of the product before returning it to service.
Head end siderail gas cylinder replacement
Tools required:
• Large flat screwdriver
• Hammer
• 3/8 in. drive ratchet
• 13 mm socket
• 13 mm combination wrench
Procedure:
1. Apply the brakes.
2. Raise the product to the highest height position.
3. Power down the bed and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
4. Raise the siderail to the full upright and latched position.
5. Using a 3/8 in. drive ratchet and 13 mm socket with a 13 mm combination wrench, remove and discard the bolt,
spacers, and nut that secures the head end siderail gas cylinder to the fowler (backrest) frame.
6. Using a large flat screwdriver and a hammer, remove one of the push nuts (A) that secures the bottom of the head
end siderail gas cylinder (C) to the siderail mechanism (Figure 8 on page 65).
7. Remove the pivot pin (B) (Figure 8 on page 65).
8. Remove and discard the head end siderail gas cylinder (C).
9. Reverse steps to reinstall.
10. Verify proper operation of the product before returning it to service.