Ford Bronco Soft Top Install Pg 5 – Tailgate Aluminum & Bows (Figures 5, 5A-5B, 6)

This is page 5 of a multi-page installation instruction set (document number 334-310) for a soft top kit, showing assembly of the tailgate aluminum rails and the top bows. Figure 5 illustrates joining the two tailgate aluminum rail pieces, stressing that the channels must be aligned and the aluminum assembled before installing nuts, bolts, and screws. Numbered hardware callouts identify Item 14 (nut), Item 7 (slotted screw), Item 6 (Phillips screw), and the two rail pieces (Items 21 and 22), with the Hook Channel and "J" Channel labeled. Figure 5A gives a side view of the tailgate aluminum showing how the weatherstrip (Item 17) installs over the channel, with the "J" Channel and Hook Channel identified. Figure 5B shows a rear view of the body aluminum: the tailgate aluminum installs over a carriage bolt and jam nut mounted in the rear of the body aluminum and is secured with a wingnut. Figure 6 covers the bows, showing bow tubes (Items 18, 19, 20) joined at a bracket assembly using bolts (Item 11), plates/brackets (Items 12 and 8), and nuts (Item 13). The page teaches a reader the assembly sequence and hardware placement for the tailgate rails, weatherstrip, and bow hinge hardware.