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Step-By-Step Hitch Installation Guide

A general tow hitch installation includes some steps: detaching the spare tire, dropping the exhaust, detaching present vehicle hardware, Elevating the hitch into place, and torquing the hitch equipment to the right values. Letu2019s learn about the step-by-step trailer hitch installation process.

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Step-By-Step Hitch Installation Guide

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  1. Step-By-Step Hitch Installation Guide

  2. Step 1: Check The Instructions Carefully Reading instructions is the first step before installing the trailer’s hitch receiver. Knowing the required instructions will give you confidence during the hitch installation process and ensure that you do the task exactly as it is supposed to be done. Also, review the trailer’s hitches installation video from YouTube for better learning.

  3. Step 2: Collect Your Tools Before installation, you should keep every essential tool aside, which will help you during the hitch installation process. These tools might be different based on the type of hitch you choose. But some basic tools needed in every toolbox for hitch installations are Socket set, Shop light, Ratchet extension, Safety glasses, Work gloves, Torque wrench, Pry bar, Tape measure, and Screwdriver.

  4. Step 3: Chock Your Wheels & Pull Up Your Vehicle The next step is to locate wheel chocks on your vehicle’s front wheels. You might also require pulling up the vehicle. Pulling up the vehicle for every hitch installation is not so important, but pulling up the vehicle provides additional space below the automobile to work. Also, ensure that the emergency brake is active, the vehicle is at a secure height, and you use jack stands to ensure the vehicle is correctly stabilized.

  5. Step 4: Set Up A Work Light It is very important to arrange a torch or some source of light during the hitch’s installation below the vehicle so that it won’t block the area where you are working.

  6. Step 5: Detach The Supplementary Tire: If Needed On some installations of the receiver hitch, the spare back tire is kept below the vehicle to attach the hitch in your way. If mentioned in the manual, detach it and place it aside. It might be the moment to drop the exhaust.

  7. Step 6: Remove Plugs, Bolts, & Other Parts, As Specified Several trailer hitch installations need specific rubber plugs and bolts to be detached to clear how to frame the hitch mount. Others need small heat shields or panels to be trimmed or detached. Still, others might require drilling into the hitch frame.

  8. Step 7: Position The Hitch & Attach The Hardware You might require assistance as trailer hitches weigh about 50 lbs or more. It is essential for installing truck hitches because they tend to be bulky. Generally, you only require fastening the bolts and nuts to carry the hitch in position. You can continue torque once the trailer hitch bolts are connected and hand-tightened.

  9. Step 8: Fully Fasten The Bolts When you place all the trailer hitches, torque them to the standards stated in the installation guide. The requirement for torque differs by size by the size of the bolts. Several hitches need about 100 pounds of force of torque, while others need 150-foot pounds or even more. Ensure you have the appropriate equipment to torque the hitch into its place safely.

  10. Contact Us Street: 5993 W Topeka Dr.Glendale, AZ 85308 Email: info@billsmobiletowingequipmentsalesandinstallation.com Phone: (623) 210-5427 Website: www.billsmobiletowingequipmentsalesandinstallation.com

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