Anchoring and Pulling Guidelines
Anchoring and Pulling Guidelines
WARNING: Never install used or reconditioned parts (as specified below) from pre-owned, salvaged or damaged vehicles. The use of such parts could lead to serious injury.
Never use non-Ford parts or accessories for completing repairs.
Ford Motor Company does not approve or recognize body and structural repair procedures, tools, parts or anything but new genuine Ford equipment. Ford cannot attest to the safety, quality, durability or legality of non-Ford parts or accessories. Use of such parts could lead to serious personal injury as they may contain damage which is not visible.
Ford does not approve use of the following:
- Salvaged or used parts
- Major body clips or assemblies from salvage vehicles
- Aftermarket structural or body components
- Salvaged or reconditioned wheels
- Used supplemental restraint system (SRS) components
- air bags
- restraint system modules
- safety belts, buckles or retractors
- crash sensors
Returning a vehicle to pre-accident condition can only be assured if repair procedures are carried out by skilled technicians using new genuine Ford parts and Ford-approved methods. Structural component repair procedures approved by Ford, using genuine Ford parts, have been validated by Ford Motor Company engineers.
Ford Motor Company does not endorse, cannot attest to, and makes no representations regarding structural repairs (frames, rails, aprons and body panels) carried out using non-genuine Ford Motor Company parts or non-Ford-approved methods. In particular, Ford makes no representations that the vehicle will meet any crash safety or anti-corrosion performance requirement. Such parts and methods have not been tested by Ford, and may not meet Ford's requirements for safety, performance, strength, quality, durability and corrosion protection.
Ford Motor Company bears no responsibility or liability of any kind if repairs are performed using alternative structural component repair procedures and/or parts.
NOTICE: The unique cab structure design and material characteristics of the cab(s) require unique and specific anchoring equipment to ensure proper restoration of pre-accident condition of the vehicle. In instances of crash damage extending in to the cab platform, the cab may need to be removed from the frame for correct repair. Failure to use the correct equipment or technique recommendations may result in inadvertent additional damage to the cab structure and floor.
NOTICE: Anchoring equipment must be used to hold the cab at both the pinch welds and at all the cab mount isolator locations. Failure to use the correct equipment or technique recommendations may result in inadvertent additional damage to the cab structure and floor.
NOTE: Crew Cab shown, others similar.
1. Anchor the vehicle at both the pinch weld locations and the cab mount locations as indicated in the illustrations. Use the original cab mounting hardware with the anchoring equipment. For dimensional information of the frame and body, refer to Body Body.
2. NOTE: Refer to Inner Body Reinforcing Panels for component identification. Also, refer to the Ford Recommended Steel Repairability Matrix addressed in the Specifications for specific repair instructions prior to any cab repairs.
With the body correctly anchored, the full frame must be anchored in a traditional manner to maintain proper body-to-frame relationship providing cab-off repair is not required.
3. When repairs require the removal of the cab structure from the frame, refer to Truck Cab / Removal and Installation for cab removal procedure.