What To Do When Your 5th Wheel Hitch Struggles To Fit Inside Your Truck's Puck System
Question:
I bought a 2022 f 350 recently I have used the same hitch in my 19 super duty but when I went to put it in my 22 it doesn’t fit into the factory under bed bracket it seems to narrow Any thoughts
asked by: Rich
Expert Reply:
Ford hasn't changed their puck spacing of 30" wide x 13" front-to-back so you should be able to get your hitch installed still. Some times the plastic covers around the pucks can interfere with the feet of the hitch and the simplest solution is to loosen the nuts that hold the feet to give yourself a little bit of wiggle room and then retighten them once the feet are in the pucks. With a Demco hitch like the # DM8550024 you were looking at the only way to loosen the feet would be to loosen the entire bracket from the hitch and then retighten it once inside the pucks.
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Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Ford Super Duty Prep Package - 18K
- Fifth Wheel Hitch
- Sliding Fifth Wheel
- OEM - Ford
- 4500 lbs Vertical Load
- 18000 lbs GTW
- Double Pivot
- Premium - Single-Hook Jaw
- 15-1/2 - 18-1/4 Inch Tall
- 14 Inch Fore/Aft Travel
- Demco
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