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Dee Zee Ford Super Duty Aluminum Flow Through Tailgate Installation Instructions Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Dee Zee product. Dee Zee is recognized as having the highest quality running boards and accessories on the market today. We have earned this reputation by offering our customers a product they can be proud to place on their vehicles. Dee Zee meets all the criteria of manufacturing a custom-fit product which guarantees it to be the easiest product to install.
DZ 95721(B) Flow Through Tailgate A Assembled Tailgate FTTG-FORDSD-ASSM X1 M8-1.
1 Factory Tailgate Removal Open tailgate, remove cable at bed attachment point. Lay back tailgate 30-45 degrees until notch in passenger side tailgate hinge is parallel with the mounting pin. Pull up on tailgate parallel to mounting pin on passenger side. With Passenger side loose pull sideways to disengage driver side mounting pin. 2 Cable Removal T45 Remove both cables from factory tailgate by removing Torx T45 bolt from tailgate.
3 Tailgate Installation-Cable Cable A Install the previously removed bolt and cable end in the open hole of the latch bracket below the latch using the hardware shown. Driver side shown. D Factory Cable Bolt * Passenger side follows same steps as in Driver side installation.* 4 Tailgate Installation-Nylon Insert Insert (B) TGNYLONSLEEVE1 into the tube hinge bracket on the driver side of the tailgate.
5 Tailgate Installation Tailgate installation is a reverse process of removing the factory tailgate. Slide driver side tube hinge of the tailgate on to the mounting pin of the bed. Lay back tailgate 30-45 degrees until notch in passenger side tailgate hinge is parallel with the mounting pin. Slide tailgate hinge on to mounting pin of the bed. Reattach cables to bed mounting points. Close Tailgate. 6 Striker Sleeve Installation T50 Remove latch striker bolt shown to the right. Passenger side shown.
A Optional – Latch Bracket Adjustment *Due to variations in the beds and tailgates of the trucks tailgate latches may not hit the striker on the truck correctly. The following is the procedure to adjust the latch brackets on the tailgates.* 3/16” Remove Tailgate from vehicle following procedure in step 1. Remove hardware shown to the right. Passenger side shown. A 1/2” Move the top of the outer cover to the outside of the tailgate.
(X6) Loosen the 6 Allen head bolts on each side that attach both latch brackets to the tailgate but do not remove the hardware. 3/16” Close Tailgate, adjusting latch brackets into position for latch to close on striker bolts. Adjust brackets to get an even gap on both sides of the striker bolt head. Tighten the 6 Allen head bolts for each bracket. Repeatedly open and close tailgate to ensure smooth operation of the latches.
Remove Tailgate from vehicle following procedure in step 1. Reinstall outer cover by placing nylon spacer and steel washer on bolt then placing slotted flange onto bolt and rotating the outer cover upwards. Nylon Spacer Steel Washer Outer Cover 3/16” Move the top of the outer cover inwards. Reinstall hardware and tighten in original location. Ensure that when closing tailgate for first time that there is a gap between outside edge of outer cover and truck bed.
8 Tailgate Assist Installation T50 Remove cable from cable bolt then remove cable bolt using torx T 50 socket or wrench. Tailgate assist is installed on the driver side only. T50 Install (F) shock mounting plate using previously removed cable bolt. Apply (G) Thread Lock to cable bolt before installing. Tighten using torx T50 socket or wrench. F Reinstall cable onto the cable bolt and the body of the shock onto the ball mount of the shock mounting plate.
Install narrow end of the shock onto the ball mount already installed on the driver’s side hinge bracket.
8 Coding BOLT Lock Cylinder General Coding Notes: 1. The BOLT cylinder can only be coded one time. 2. If the key is changed, the lock cylinder needs to be replaced. How to program your cylinder: Step 1: Remove protective label from cylinder. Step 2: Remove ignition key from keychain. FULLY insert the key into the lock cylinder before starting to rotate. Do not pull up/down on key.
