Installation Guide

1/4" SPACER PLATE
Parts List
DESCRIPTIONPART NUMBERQTYITEM
FISHWIRE TOOLCM-500-FW
11
.250 x 1.00 x 2.50" SQUARE HOLE SPACERCM-SP1022
HEX FLANGE NUTHFN 121383
HEX BOLT1_2 - 13 x 464
WASHER1/2"6
5
PLATE .250" A-36 H.R.CM-SP14326
CARRIAGE BOLT1/2-13 x 1 1/2
27
GROSS LOAD CAPACITY WHEN USED AS A WEIGHT CARRYING HITCH: LBS. TRAILER WEIGHT & LBS. TONGUE WEIGHT.
GROSS LOAD CAPACITY WHEN USED AS A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH: LBS. TRAILER WEIGHT & LBS. TONGUE WEIGHT
***DO NOT EXCEED VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TOWING CAPACITY.***
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INSTALLATION STEPS
PERIODICALLY CHECK THIS RECEIVER HITCH TO ENSURE THAT ALL FASTENERS
ARE TIGHT AND THAT ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ARE SOUND.
Curt Manufacturing Inc., warrants this product to be free of defects in material and/or workmanship at the time of retail purchase by the original purchaser. If the product is found to be defective,
Curt Manufacturing Inc., may repair or replace the product, at their option, when the product is returned, prepaid, with proof of purchase. Alteration to, misuse of, or improper installation of
this product voids the warranty. Curt Manufacturing Inc.'s liability is limited to repair or replacement of products found to be defective, and specifically excludes liability for incidental or
consequential loss or damage.
6000 600
10000 1000
3/23/2016
13265
240
40
120
HITCH WEIGHT: LBS.
INSTALL TIME
PROFESSIONAL: MINUTES
NOVICE (DIY): MINUTES
INSTALL NOTES:
75275
1) Remove (2) existing bumper bolts from each side of the frame.(For step bumper models only.)
2) Remove undercoating from mounting surfaces as needed.
3) For step bumper models, break off corner of 1/4" spacer plates as shown. Position spacer plates on the inside of frame
rails. Raise hitch into position, using existing frame holes, install the 1/2" x 4" hex bolts, flatwashers, and flange nuts.
(Note: Do not break off spacer corner for non-step bumper models.)
4) Reinstall the bumper bracket fasteners removed in step 1.
5) Using hitch as a template, drill (2) 9/16" holes through frame as shown. Enlarge existing holes in bottom of
frame rails to 1 1/8".
6) Fishwire 1/2" carriage bolts and spacers through enlarged holes and secure with flange nuts.
7) Torque all 1/2" fasteners to 110 lb-ft and all M12 fasteners to 86 lb-ft (bumper bracket fasteners).
BREAK OFF CORNER ON
STEP BUMPER MODELS
-DRILLING REQUIRED
-BUMPER BRACKET
MODIFICATION REQUIRED
FRAME RAIL
DRILLED HOLE
EXISTING
BUMPER
BOLT
SPACERS MOUNT ON
INSIDE OF FRAME RAILS
FRAME RAIL
DRILLED HOLE
EXISTING
BUMPER
BOLT
EXISTING
FASTENERS
ENLARGED HOLE
(BOTH FRAME RAILS)
EXISTING
FASTENERS
2
4
5
3
1
6
7
03-06 DODGE SPRINTER / MERCEDES BENZ / FREIGHTLINER
140" DUAL WHEEL MODELS