Today, on a 2009 Ford Flex, we are going to install part number 87571 from Hidden Hitch. Next well use some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of receiver opening down to the ground is going to be 12-3/4 inches and from the center of your hitch pin hole to the outside edge of your bumper is going to be 4 inches. Now I will go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. First step is to go ahead and lower exhaust and get it out of our way. To lower the exhaust, remove these bolts here, holding exhaust up that will also serve as our attachment point.
Then we will loosen up this rubber hanger here, towards the front of the vehicle. Before lowering the exhaust, we will attach a strap to help control it while we lower it out of our way. We will start by removing the 2 bolts first and then move on to the hanger. To make it easier to remove the hanger, we will spray it down with some lubricant first. On the passenger side, we will clean our attachment points here, first spraying them with lubricant and then run our knew bolt in and out until they are clean.
You can also use a brush to clean them out, using part number 814092. At this point, we can go ahead and install the hitch and I definitely want to have an extra set of hands to help hold it up there while you run it over your exhaust. Now, the hitch will go up to the frame and the exhaust bracket will go on top of the hitch. With all of the hardware loosely installed, we can go ahead and tighten all the bolts and then we will go ahead and torque them down as specified in the instructions. Our hitch is torqued down, the last thing we need to do is go ahead and reinstall the exhaust at the hanger going toward the front.
And with that, it will finish up our install of part number 87571 from Hidden Hitch on our 2009 Ford Flex.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Ford Flex - Curt
Today on our 2009 Ford Flex, well be installing the Curt Trailer Hitch, part number C13110. Now before we begin our installation, here are a few measurements to help you when selecting accessories such as a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost part of the bumper measures 4 inches and from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 13 inches. Now lets go ahead with our install. To begin our installation, well need to lower the exhaust by removing these three isolators. One here behind the muffler, one here just in front of the rear axle and one here about the middle of the vehicle.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Ford Flex - Curt
All right. Today on this 2010 Ford Flex, we're going to install Part Number 13551 from Curt. This is what the hitch looks like once installed on the vehicle. Next, we'll go ahead and 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 receiver opening down to the ground will be about 12-1/4 inches and from the center of the hitch pinhole to the edge of the bumper is going to be about 3-3/4 inches. Now, we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Ford Flex - Hidden Hitch
Today on this 2012 Ford Flex were going to install part number 87571 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the vehicle. 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 about 14 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be about three inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Ford Flex - Curt
All right, today on this 2012 Ford Flex, we're going to install part number 13551 from Curt. All right, this is what the hitch looks like once installed on the vehicle. Next, we'll 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 about 13 inches, and from the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be about 3-3/4 inches. Now, we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. First thing we're going to do is go ahead and loosen up the exhaust and get it out of our way.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Ford Flex - Hidden Hitch
Today on our 2011 Ford Flex well be installing the Hidden hitch part #: 87571. This is what our hitch will look like once its installed. Next well go ahead and give you a couple of measurements to assist you with selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost edge of the bumper is 4 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 12 inches. This will assist you with selecting accessories such as a drawbar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier.
