Pickup Box Side Panel Replacement - Front Step
PICKUP BOX SIDE PANEL REPLACEMENT - FRONT STEPREMOVAL PROCEDURE
1. Use a flat-bladed tool in order to pry the step upward.
2. Remove the step pad from the panel.
3. Remove the rear brace from the step panel.
4. Remove the forward brace from the step panel and the forward support bracket.
5. Remove the screws that secure the step panel to the forward and rear support brackets.
6. Remove the retainers that secure the step panel to the outer panel.
7. Remove the step panel from the side outer panel.
8. Remove the nuts that secure the forward and rear support brackets to the pickup box cross sills.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Loosely install the front and rear support brackets onto the number 1 and number 2 cross sill studs using 2 nuts for each.
2. Position the step panel over the brackets using the following steps:
2.1. Slide the step panel over the support brackets.
2.2. Slide the step panel under the side outer panel.
3. Install the rear step panel to the side outer panel using the 4 push-pin fasteners.
4. Loosely install the 1 screw through the step panel into the forward support bracket.
5. Loosely install the 1 screw through the top of the step into the rear support bracket.
6. Tighten the following fasteners in the specified order while pushing the forward and rear support brackets upward.
NOTE: Refer to Fastener Notice in Service Precautions.
Tighten
1. Tighten the forward and rear support bracket stud nuts to 25 N.m (18.4 lb ft).
2. Tighten the step panel to support bracket screws to 9.0 N.m (6.6 lb ft).
3. Install the step pad to the step panel using the following steps:
3.1. Insert the locator pin on the pad into the hole in the panel.
3.2. Press the retainer tabs on the pad into the holes in the panel.
4. Install the forward brace to the forward support bracket using the 1 screw.
Tighten
Tighten the forward brace to forward support bracket screw to 9.0 N.m (6.6 lb ft).
5. Install the forward brace to the step panel using the 1 screw.
Tighten
Tighten the screw to 9.0 N.m (6.6 lb ft).
6. Install the rear brace to the rear bumper bracket and step panel using the 2 screws.
Tighten
Tighten the rear brace screws to 9.0 N.m (6.6 lb ft).