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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INST-17-66-010_A

JK TrailGate™

IMPORTANT: Thank you for purchasing this Poison Spyder product. Please read through this entire document before proceeding with installation. If you are not

conﬁdent in your mechanical skills, please seek the help of a professional to perform the installation. Check your packages immediately upon arrival to ensure that

everything listed is included, and to check for damage during shipping. If anything is missing or damaged, or if you need technical assistance with any aspect of

this installation, call Poison Spyder at (951) 849-5911 as soon as possible. This document last updated January 2018.

APPLICATIONS

These installation instructions apply to the following Poison

Spyder products:

17-66-010 JK TrailGate™

PARTS LIST

Please check your packages immediately upon arrival to

ensure that everything listed is included, and to check for

damage during shipping. If anything is missing or damaged,

call Poison Spyder at (951) 849-5911 as soon as possible.

The ID numbers for each item correspond to the diagram on

the following page.

(1) JK TrailGate™ Panel

(1) Latch Cover Left

(1) Latch Cover Right

(1) Driver Side Cable Bracket

(1) Driver Side Cable Bracket Spacer

(1) Passenger Side Cable Bracket

(1) Passenger Side Cable Bracket Spacer

(2) Gate Cable Bracket

(2) Limit Cable

(2) Upper Hinge

(2) Lower Hinge

(2) Lock-latch assembly

(1) JK Tailgate Hinge Delete Plate Upper

(1) JK Tailgate Hinge Delete Plate Lower

(1) JK TrailGate™ Hardware Kit

PN: HW-17-66-010 includes:

(1) 1/4-20 X 1-3/4 SS Button Head Cap Screw

(3) 1/4-20 X 3/4 SS Button Head Cap Screw

(11) 1/4 SAE Hardened Flat Washer

(4) 1/4-20 X 1/2 SS Flat Head Cap Screw

(7) 1/4-20 Gr8 Nylon Insert Lock Nut

(4) 1/4-20 X 1 SS Socket Head Cap Screw

(1) 1/4-20 Nut-Sert

(4) #10-24 X 3/4 SS Button Head Cap Screw

(4) #10 SS Flat Washer

(4) #10-24 SS Nylon Insert Lock Nut

(2) #10-24 X 2-1/2 SS Socket Head Cap Screw

(2) M8-1.25 X 30mm SS Button Head Cap Screw

(2) M8 SS Flat Washer

(2) M5-.8 X 50mm SS Hex Head Cap Screw

(1) 5/16-18 X 1 SS Button Head Cap Screw

(1) 5/16-18 Nut-Sert

(1) 5/16 SAE High Strength Flat Washer

(1) 5/16” Nut-Sert Install Tool - includes:

(1) 5/16-18 X 2 Gr5 Hex Head Cap Screw

(2) 5/16” SAE Hardened Flat Washer

(1) 7/16-14 X 1-1/4 Coupling Nut

(1) 5/16-18 Nut-Sert

(1) 1/4” Nut-Sert Install Tool - includes:

(1) 1/4-20 X 2 Gr8 Hex Head Cap Screw

(2) 1/4” SAE Hardened Flat Washer

(1) 3/8-16 X 1-1/8 Coupling Nut

(1) 1/4-20 Nut-Sert

TOOLS NEEDED

• Mechanic’s tool set

• Drill motor with 1/4” & 25/64” & 17/32” drill bits

• Removable thread-locking compound (Loctite® Blue 242 or

equivalent)

• Ant-sieze lubricant (Permatex # 80078 or similar)

• Professional nut-sert installation tool (optional)

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Some of the brackets and small parts supplied in this kit

are made of steel. These will need to be painted or powder

coated prior to nal installation of the TrailGate. The

Summary of content (9 pages)

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INST-17-66-010_A JK TrailGate™ IMPORTANT: Thank you for purchasing this Poison Spyder product. Please read through this entire document before proceeding with installation. If you are not confident in your mechanical skills, please seek the help of a professional to perform the installation. Check your packages immediately upon arrival to ensure that everything listed is included, and to check for damage during shipping.
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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ TrailGate itself is made of aluminum, and may be installed bare, if desired. However, if painting or powder coating the TrailGate, it is recommended to perform an initial installation of it prior to painting, in order to avoid damaging the finish while drilling, clamping, etc., during the initial installation process.
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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ be installed here, but first this hole must be drilled and a nut-sert installed. 3 product, continue through the following steps (ignore that the photos show a different product—the procedure is the same). 9. The provided nut-sert install tool consists of a bolt, two washers and a coupler (long) nut. Assemble these items as shown (bolt—washer—coupler nut—washer— nut-sert). Insert the nut-sert end into the hole you drilled.
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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ 12. Use a supplied 5/16-18 X 1 SS Button Head Cap Screw to attach the Passenger Side Cable Bracket to the newly-installed nut-sert. Make sure the bracket is oriented as shown below. There are two holes in the bracket, for this step the larger of the two holes is used. 13. Tighten the screw while holding the bracket perpendicular to the edge of the tailgate opening.
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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ ...then insert a provided 1/4-20 X 1-3/4” SS Button Head Cap Screw through a SS 1/4” Flat Washer, the eyelet end of a Limit Cable, and through the Bracket and Spacer, into the Nut-Sert. Do not fully tighten, as this hardware will be further adjusted later in the procedures. 18. Assemble the hinge assemblies.
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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ 21. Ensure that the locking bar is oriented as shown in the photo below, at about the middle of the threaded stud. Install it and hardware onto the threaded stud in the following order: jam nut—star washer—locking bar —star washer—jam nut. Snug the hardware but do not fully tighten at this time, as this hardware will be further adjusted later in the procedure. 22.
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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ 26. With a 1/4” drill, using the holes in the Lower Hinge as a drill guide, drill the two holes FOR THE DRIVER SIDE HINGE ONLY, into the Jeep’s body tub, where the hinge lands against the sheet metal. Be careful to ensure that the position of the TrailGate within the tailgate opening does not shift. IMPORTANT: Be careful to ensure that the drill bit drills into the Jeep’s body exactly perpendicular to the surface of the sheet metal.
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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ 32. Once again, remove the TrailGate from the Jeep, this time leaving the Driver Side Hinge attached to the Jeep. 33. Remove the Passenger Side Hinge from the TrailGate. 8 36. Attach the Limit Cables to the Gate Cable Brackets using the supplied 1/4-20 X 3/4 SS Button Head Cap Screws, Flat Washers and Lock Nuts. Do not fully-tighten them yet. 34.
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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ 39. Close the TrailGate and test the functionality of the locking mechanisms. They will most likely require some adjustment at this point. 40. The locking bars on the back side of the latches may be adjusted by loosening the jam nuts on either side of the locking bar, and moving it up or down the threaded stud. 41. Install the latch covers.