Installation Guide

REMOVAL & REINSTALLATION
For your convenience, the Q24 5th wheel hitch may be
disassembled to ease removal. This section will discuss
the three different ways the Q24 5th wheel can be removed.
REMOVAL - OPTION 2
REMOVAL - OPTION 3
REINSTALLATION
We recommended that the head be separated from the mid-
section and mid-section and sides be removed as one unit.
NOTE: It is helpful to reinstall the caps, pins & clips. Follow
the four steps below and refer to Figure 8 for assistance.
1. Remove clips, pins and caps.
2. Lift and remove head with bearing shaft.
3. Remove the clips and mounting rail pins.
4. Lift and remove rail pins, mid-section and sides as one unit.
Separate the head and legs from the mid-section. Follow
the four steps below and refer to Figure 9 for assistance.
1. Remove clips, pins and caps.
2. Lift and remove head with bearing shaft.
3. Remove the four pilot hex bolts, lock washers and
flat washers. Separate the sides from mid-section.
4. Remove the four clips and mounting rail pins.
Remove the sides from the mounting rails.
Reinstall the Q24 5th wheel in the reverse order it was
removed. If removal method was per Option 2, please
follow the steps below:
Place the mid-section, still securely
bolted to the legs, into the mounting rails.
Insert the four mounting rail pins & clips.
Re-torque four pilot hex bolts to 100 foot lbs.
IMPORTANT: When installing the 5th wheel head into the
mid-section, the long end of the bearing shaft is inserted
into the lower bearing assembly. The machined bearing
retainer must be against the lower bearing assembly. The
removable bearing retainer must be against the other side
of the lower bearing assembly. The O-ring retainer stop is
placed in its groove lastly.
Apply a light film of lubricant to the lower pilot. Guide lower
pilot into mid-section while holding bearing shaft and its
retainers against lower bearing assembly. Continue to guide
lower pilot through the lower square pad until the bearing
shaft is fully seated in its saddles. Place shaft caps over the
bearing shaft. Install the two long pins & clips. See Figures
10 through 12 on the following page.
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Figure 8
REMOVAL - OPTION 1
We do not recommend separating the entire 5th wheel hitch
from the base rails. Follow the four steps below and refer to
Figure 7 for assistance.
1. Remove the four clips and mounting rail pins.
2. Remove the 5th wheel unit from the mounting rails.
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Figure 7
Figure 9
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