Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport

Installation of a Trailer Hitch on a 2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport

Today we are going to install part number 70534 from Hidden Hitch, and we are going to install this on a 2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport. Before we begin our install, it is a good idea to take down the spare tire to give us more working room and plus you can see what is going on a little bit easier, too. First off, we will show you where the hitch mounts onto the frame. It is going to mount onto the bottom of the frame where this tow hook is. That tow hook is going to have to come off. It also is going to attach to the side of the frame using these two bolt holes on the drivers side. This has got to go, and we will be using these two existing holes, too. Next, we will clean out our threaded holes in the frame. We are just using a battery terminal brush, and we are just going to run it in the threads to help clean it out. Keep running the brush in and out and spraying it until you get it good and clean, and then take your bolt and run it in a few threads at a time until you get it to go all the way through the nut. You are going to have to do this for all four bolts. All right, now we will start taking down these tie-down hooks.

All right, at this point we can go ahead and start installing the hitch. What we are going to do is install the hitch by the bolts and leave them loose so we can move the hitch around as needed to get the other bolts in. Once you get the bottom bolts installed, either tighten these up or loosen them as needed to help balance up the hitch. OK, once you have all the bolts installed, go ahead and snug them all down. Now we can go ahead and torque down the bolts as specified in the instructions. Then we will go ahead and move on to the original factory bolts. All that remains left is to go ahead and reinstall your spare tire, and all that will do is sit up against the back side of the hitch. And that covers our install of part number 70534 from Hidden Hitch.