Today on this 1999 Honda Odyssey we are going to be installing part number 87479. This installation will also apply to part number 75270. The first thing that we are going to need to do is we are going to have to lower the exhaust from the exhaust mount in the rear of the vehicle on the passenger side and the one up towards the middle which is the second to last one. And it helps to have a strap to mount on the bottom of the vehicle, underneath the exhaust, to hold it up to keep from damaging the rest of the exhaust further up from the vehicle. So, if you can not find any mounting spots for your strap, you can probably just go ahead and use the existing rear springs. You want to just loosen it up enough to where you have a little bit of play so you can at least move around the exhaust to take it off the hanger. You can go ahead and tighten the strap to keep the exhaust from hanging down further than necessary. 0:50
Now, when removing the hangers, there is going to be some rust from the heat of the exhaust. So you may want to have to lubricate up the actually hangers itself. You can probably use just a WD-40. It just kind of helps lubricate it to where it is not so much work on taking them off. And as you can see, with the lubricant you can just pretty much push it right off and it slides right off easy, along with the middle one. It slides it right off. See how you have your strap tight enough to where it does not hang the exhaust down further than necessary. It is just enough to get it out of the way so you can put the hitch into place. 1:26
And with the exhaust out of the way, I am going to show you the hitch mounting locations. And there are going to be three spots where it goes directly into the frame itself. There is going to be two right here and then one further up, past the rear mount hanger. And on older vehicles, you may come across some corrosion in our mounting points. So, what you want to do is lube them up and clean them up as best as possible before you even try to mount the hitch or you are just going to have too much trouble. Now, in order to clean the mounting holes, we are going to go ahead and use this WD-40 and just spray it up in the holes. Now what we are going to use is just a regular old wire brush to clean the mounting holes. 2:13
Now that we have our holes cleaned out for our hitch, we can go ahead and lift the hitch into position and tighten down the bolts. It is good to have a second set of hands to help lift the hitch into position. Now that we have our hitch in place, we are going to go ahead and tighten down our bolts. And now that we have the bolts tightened down, we are going to torque as specified in the instructions. And now that we have all of our bolts torqued, we can go ahead and put the exhaust back into position by hanging it back on the hangers that we had taken off previously. Now that we have the hitch installed, we are going to take some additional measurements. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is approximately 12 inches. Now, from the center of the pin to the edge of the bumper we are going to measure that at 5 inches. That completes the install on a 99 Honda Odyssey, part number 87479 from Hidden Hitch.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2013 Honda Odyssey - Hidden Hitch
Today on this 2013 Honda Odyssey, were going to install part #87479 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like once its installed on the vehicle. Next, well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories, such as a bicycle rack, a ball mount, or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be about 12 inches. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the edge of the bumper will be about 6-1/2 inches. Now, well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Honda Odyssey - Hidden Hitch
Today on this 2008 Honda Odyssey were going to install part number 87479 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the van. Next well give you some measurements that will help you out in selecting some accessories, such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 12 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be about five and a quarter inches. Now Ill go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Honda Odyssey - Curt
Today on our 2009 Honda Odyssey, we're gonna be installing the Curt hitch part number C12031. This is what a hitch looks like once it's installed. Next, we'll go ahead and give you a couple of measurements to assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost edge of the bumper is 3 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 13 and 3/4 inches. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Honda Odyssey - Hidden Hitch
Today on our 2009 Honda Odyssey, we're gonna be installing the hidden hitch part number 90153. Before we begin installation, we'll go ahead and lower the exhaust. To lower the exhaust, we'll use a little spray lubricant on the rubber isolator for the rear exhaust hanger. Then we can simply take our crowbar and just remove the isolator from the metal hanger. This point, we can go ahead and point out then attach the points here in the frame. Next, we'll go ahead and take our half-inch nylon tube brush part number 814092 and some spray lubricant to clean up the weldnuts in the frame.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Honda Odyssey - Draw-Tite
Today on our 2009 Honda Odyssey, we'll be installing a draw-tite hitch part number 36417. Before we begin installation, we'll go ahead and lower the exhaust. To lower the exhaust, we'll use a little spray lubricant on the rubber isolator for the rear exhaust hanger. Then we can simply take our crowbar and just remove the isolator from the metal hanger.This point, we can go ahead and point out then attach the points here in the frame. Next, we'll go ahead and take our half-inch nylon tube brush part number 814092 and some spray lubricant to clean up the weldnuts in the frame. After you finish cleaning up the weldnut, I recommend you to take the 12mm bolts and go ahead and drive it in to the weldnut to make sure it goes nice and smoothly.
