Stake Pocket Bracket Instructions

HOW TO INSTALL AND REMOVE STAKE POCKET BRACKET

Installation is a series of steps, quick and simple.

Loosen the four outside bolts but only 1/4 to 1/2 turn, don't need much.

Adjust the bracket to it's smallest size.

If the bracket is to large for the stake hole, then remove the expansion

plate attached to wedge. The plate is required for the new extra-large

trucks made today and is not required on most trucks.

Pick the hole you want and direction to face ( inboard or out) and start

tightening the center screw. As the mount starts to tighten, wiggle

the mount around so it will settle into the shape of the stake hole.

Continue tightening until satisfied. As you tighten all of the pressure is

contained in the mount plate. There is no downward pressure onto the

truck bed at all.

3. Tighten down the four outside bolts to totally secure the top plate.

After the bolts are tight, grab hold of plate and give one last hard shake.

If anything moves, tighten the center bolt some more. It will not be

necessary to loosen the outside bolts at this point, but instead check

that they are still tight after tightening the center.

Removal is just as easy but requires a hammer or something like it.

Loosen the four outside bolts but only 1/2 turn, don't need much.

2. Unscrew the center screw until it sticks up about 3/4 of an inch or so.

Tap on the screw until it goes down with however much force it takes,

which in most cases has proven to be not that much.

3. Mount will lift straight up and out of the hole with no problem. If still

tight simply loosen the center screw more to make the mount smaller.

Special instructions:

If you look at the side wedges of the bracket you will see that one of the

wedges has rounded corners. On a lot of trucks the wall of the stake hole has

Rounded corners for the wall to the inside of the bed. If you turn the mount

So that the antenna sits inside the truck, it may be necessary to swap

The side wedges around so as to match these corners. This will be true

For only some trucks and not all.

Also if for some reason it was needed, the mount plate can be as much as

1/2 inch above the truck bed and still work.