I installed the new seal.
Best bet is to unlock the front and back latches, open the rear part of the tonneau, slide the center anchors into the innermost slots, and slide the whole tonneau to about a foot from the tail gate.
With the tailgate up first thing is to raise the rear part of the tonneau perpendicular to the front part so it takes the pressure off the torsion bar....at that point you can safely remove the fasteners for both sides of the torsion bar.
Then simply remove the rest of the fasteners, separate the front from the rear section and remove the old seal.
Installing the new seal is easy as long as you have the alignment tabs pushed fully into the hinge bracket.
Secure all fasteners except the four that hold the torsion bar.
Once you tighten all of them, attach the torsion bar to the bottom (front) section and tighten fasteners.
Bring the bottom (back) section back to perpendicular to the front and the torsion bar should line up so you can easily secure it with the bracket and two fasteners.
Slide the whole unit forward so the front latches click properly back into place, slide the center anchors back into their corresponding holes, and close the back.
And there you have it.....
Properly taking off the torsion bar was what I worried about....I don't like things springing to me at eye level. But once I figured that out, the rest was straight forward.....the thing can only go on one way.
Took me a total of 2 hours from start to finish.....and it looks like a brand new tonneau,
I hope this helps someone save plenty of $$$ by posting this.
Thanks for the forum,
Murph
