Today we are working on a 2002 Chevy Express van. We will be installing a Curt hitch, part number 13040. Here are a couple of hitch measurements that will help you with ing accessories for your new hitch, such as a bike rack, a cargo carrier or a draw bar. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer most point of the bumper is 3 inches. And from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 13-1/2 inches. Now let us go ahead with the installation. 0:27
Let us go ahead and point out our mounting holes now. This will be our rearmost fastener and we have a middle fastener. And this hole here will be our forward most fastening point. This will be identical on the passenger side. Before I can install my hitch, though, I want to take a scraper or a knife, anything you can use, just to clean up the underside of the frame here so I can get a good flat metal to metal contact. Ok, before we can put our hitch in position, we are going to take our block and bolt. Put those together. Go inside the frame here and them down into our predrilled holes. There is the driver side. I will repeat the same process on the passenger side. 1:16
Next we are ready to go ahead and install our hitch. It is a good time to get an extra set of hands to help you put it in place. We will be using our 1/2 inch flange nuts t hat are supplied in our install kit to tighten it down. With all of my fasteners in position, we are just going to go ahead and tighten them down. Now I will repeat the same process on the passenger side. With all of our fasteners tightened down, we can go ahead and torque each one of our fasteners to specifications as per the instructions. With all of our fasteners torqued to specifications that completes the installation of Curt hitch part number 13040.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van, were going to install part number C15320 from Curt.This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on a van. Next well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 and three quarter inches and from center of the hitch pin hole to outside edge of the bumper will be 3 and a quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.First step is to go ahead and install our hardware in the frame. There are four holes in each side of the frame and the hitch uses three out of the four. Now the two holes going towards the front of the vehicle may vary to van configuration, we will use whichever holes match up with the hitch.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van, were going to install part number 13040 from Curt.This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on a vehicle. Next well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of receiver opening down to the ground will be 18 inches. From center of the hitch pin hole to edge of the bumper will be 4 inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.First thing were going to do is locate the holes that were going to use on the bottom of the frame. There will be four holes on each side of the frame but well only use three of the four.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Hidden Hitch
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express van were going to install part number 82580 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the van. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and three quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Draw-Tite
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express van were going to install part number 41521 from Draw Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the van. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, bicycle rack or cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and three quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Draw-Tite
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van were going to install part number 45007. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the vehicle. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out when selecting accessories such as the ball mount. From top of receiver opening down to the ground is going to be 18 inches and from the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and a quarter inches. Now Ill go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. To start off our install well go ahead and install the hardware that goes into the frame of the van.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van were going to install part number 14090 from Curt. First thing well do is go ahead and install the hardware into the frame of the vehicle. Well start off by installing the hardware on the two holes that is closest to the bumper. Then well go ahead and lift the hitch up into position with those two bolts on each side. Then well install the flange nuts on the bottom. Then well go ahead and install the two bolts that go towards the front of the vehicle that line up with the holes in the frame and theyll get the flange nuts as well.
