Today we are going to be installing trailer hitch 36313 from Draw-Tite, and this also includes hitch number 90309 from Hidden Hitch, on a 2002 Ford Taurus. We are underneath the vehicle now, and we are looking at the passengers side frame rail. We are going to go ahead and point out the mounting locations for the trailer hitch. You can see first on some models there will be a carbon canister mounted here on the passengers side frame rail, and the instructions do stipulate what you need to do in that instance. This particular vehicle does not have that canister, so we can go ahead and omit that section of the instructions. We are going to go ahead and use the inboard vertical bolt, here, as one of the attaching points, so we will need to go ahead and remove that bolt. On models with the tow hooks, we are going to need to remove those as well. There is one bolt holding those in there should be one on each side of the vehicle if the vehicle does have the tow hooks.
The other attaching point will be here at the bottom of the frame. We actually are going to feed the handle nut and block through this hole in the side of the frame and align it with the hole at the bottom of the frame. The hole that we are going to use does vary from model to model, so what we are going to need to do is go ahead and remove this bolt, get the hitch up into position, and then figure out which hole aligns with the hole in the hitch. On the drivers side as well, there is the exhaust. We are going to need to go ahead and lower that first to make room to get the hitch up into place. On the exhaust, there should be two hangers, one at the rear side here and then one more forward of the exhaust, and we need to go ahead and remove both of those to lower the exhaust down properly. And go ahead and remove the tow hooks from both sides of the vehicle.
Again, you want to take off the tow hooks before you actually try to attempt to take the bolt out of the vertical side of the frame, because the tow hook will be in the way. OK, with the bolts removed from the inboard side of the vehicle and the tow hooks removed as well, we can go ahead and put the hitch up into position. And we want to use the new hardware that is provided in the installation kit for this vertical attaching point. We want to make sure that we have the hitch arm mounted to the rear side of the flange here it does not go on the inboard side. It is very tight quarters here, so it will require some patience to get the bolt in there, but it will go. OK, we do not want to fully tighten those down just yet. Leave it just a little bit loose so that we can finagle it if we need to later.
OK, with the hitch up into place, you can come to the bottom side of the frame here, and you can see where the bolt holes align with the hole in the hitch. So we are actually going to use this location here. We are actually going to take the half-inch bolt that is actually going to go up inside the frame this way. In order to do that, we are going to need to use the handle nut and the block that are provided in the kit. These two are actually going to go together, like so. We are going to go ahead and tape those two into place, and we are going to feed them through the hole in the side of the frame and then align it to where it aligns over top of this hole. I need a little trick to hold the alignment: we need to go ahead and thread the bolt into the handle nut, and that will hold it in place for you. And we want to go ahead and do that for both assemblies, and then we can go ahead and feed them up into the frame.
And again, you are probably going to need to bend the handle nut the handle to the handle nut here bend it however you need to, to get it into position inside the frame over the existing hole. We are going to go ahead and repeat that process for the other side as well. OK, now that we have got all the attaching points up into position, we can go ahead and torque the bolts down. And you want to check with your instructions to verify the appropriate torque rating for each individual bolt. All right, with the bolts all torqued down, we can go ahead and put our exhaust back up into position, and then our installation will be complete. And this will conclude the installation of hitch part number 36313 on a 2002 Ford Taurus.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1998 Ford Taurus Wagon - Hidden Hitch
Today on our 1998 Ford Taurus wagon well be installing Hidden Hitch part number 90173. This is our hitch will look like once its installed. Next well go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you with selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer most edge of the bumper is six inches. From the top of the inside of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 11 inches. This will assist you with selecting accessories such as a bike rack or cargo carrier.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1998 Ford Taurus Wagon - Draw-Tite
Today on our 1998 Ford Taurus wagon well be installing the Draw Tite hitch, part number 36252. This is what our hitch will look like once its installed. Next well go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you with selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer most edge of the bumper is six inches. From the top of the inside of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 11 inches. This will assist you with selecting accessories such as a bike rack or cargo carrier.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Ford Taurus - Hidden Hitch
Today on our 2012 Ford Taurus were gonna install part no. 90075 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on car. Next we'll go ahead and give some measurements that help you out when selecting some accessories such as cargo carrier or a bicycle carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 4 inches and from the top of receiver opening down to the ground will be 10 3/4 inches. Now we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.First step is go ahead and lower the exhaust, spray down with some lubricant do this one first.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Ford Taurus - Draw-Tite
Today on this 2012 Ford Taurus were going to install part no. 36492 from Draw Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on your car. Next we go ahead and give you some measures to help you out selecting some accessories such as a cargo carrier or a bicycle carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside of the bumper is going to be 4 inches. And from the top to receiver opening down to the ground will be 10 and 3/4 inches.Now were going to show you how to have the hitches install.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2001 Ford Taurus - Draw-Tite
Today on our 2001 Ford Taurus, well be test installing Draw-Tite Hitch, part number 24699. Here are a few measurements to help you when selecting accessories such as a bike rack or cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost part of the bumper is 4 3/4 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 11 inches. Now well go ahead with our install. To begin our installation, well need to remove the exhaust hangers.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Ford Taurus
Today on this 2009 Ford Taurus, were going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 36360 and this installation will also apply to Hidden Hitch part number 90090. Ok before we get started with our installation, were going to go ahead and give you a couple of final installed dimensions which will help make choosing your hitch accessories a little bit easier. For the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is going to measure 12 inches and from the center of the pinhole to clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to measure approximately 5inches. Ok now well go ahead and move on to our installation. All right, starting off up beneath the vehicle, the first thing we need to do over here on the driver side of the frame is go ahead and lower down our exhaust system. Were going to go ahead and remove the hanger from the frame rail.
