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Just wanted to add one more thing to those suggested. If your truck is more than 10 degrees to the left or right of being directly is alignment with the camper, the capture plate will try and perform it’s function of moving the pin box rearward. Now instead the rotating jaw opening will be facing at an angle to the truck and place a bind on the jaw. None of the aforementioned tips will work if you violate the 10 degree alignment with the camper. I owned 3 of these heavy monsters previously before reading the manual (page #11). Here is an excerpt from page 11 stating the 10 degree limitation.
WARNING: Never perform any of the following actions while any part of a person is between the vehicle and the trailer.
1. Once you have the trailer located and are ready to unhitch, (unhitching can only be accomplished when the truck and trailer are aligned within 10 degrees of each other--see previous page), block the trailer wheels so it will not roll back or forward. Back into the blocked trailer slightly and set the parking brake while you are still in gear. This action will relieve pressure on the lock mechanism before attempting to release the latch mechanism.
2. Lower the trailer jacks to the point of just touching the ground but do not raise the trailer at this point.
3. Open the Lock Jaw Assembly by first lifting, then pulling the Release Handle towards you (see pgs. 10 & 11).
4. Lower the trailer jacks until the bottom of the king pin box is almost free of the top of the Fifth Wheel Plate {A}. Make certain that the bottom of the king pin is not so high that binding on the hitch Lock Catch would result.
5. After lowering the truck’s tail gate, disconnect the trailer electrical cord and break-away switch cable, then pull forward.
6. As the king pin slides from the Fifth Wheel Plate, notice that the locking mechanism remains open once the king pin is removed.
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