Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Toyota Camry

Installation of a Trailer Hitch on a 2010 Toyota Camry

Today were working on a 2010 Toyota Camry. Were going to install a Draw Tite Hitch part number 36416. This will also be comparable to Hidden Hitch part number 90152. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch such as a draw bar, a bike rack, or a cargo carrier. From the center of the pin hitch hole to the outer most point of the bumper is 4-3/4 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 10-1/2 inches.

Now lets go ahead with the installation. Our first step is to remove the spare tire out of the trunk of the vehicle. We will be drilling a couple of holes and we dont want to take the chance of puncturing the tire. Next we are going to go ahead and remove a support bracket here at the frame; there are three fasteners that we will need to remove. This bracket that we are removing will be left off the vehicle; the hitch will take its place.

Im going to spray lubricant, and spray on the exhaust hangers so we can lower the exhaust to get our hitch in place, but before I remove the exhaust hangers I am going to put a safety strap across so that we can control the decent of the exhaust. I spray both sides of the hangers, this way it will make it easier to remove and reinstall later. With our exhaust lowered we can now move to the removal of two plastic facial tabs on the rear before we can put our hitch in place. Take a flat bladed screw driver and work it against the push in tab. Okay now before I put my hitch into position, weve got two weld nuts here that we will be using for our fastening points on the passengers side.

I am going to take a nylon tube brush part number 814092, and some spray lubricant to clean out these two points before I try and put my hardware into place. Once you have your weld nuts cleaned out thoroughly, you can even take one of your new fasteners and thread it in to make sure it is going to go nice and smoothly. If not you may want to clean that weld out some more before you try and put your hitch in place. With both our fastening points cleaned out, were now ready to go ahead and put out hitch in place. This is a good time to get an extra set of hands to help you hold the hitch in place while you install your forward fasteners.

With our four bumper fasteners in place we can go ahead and tighten them down. I will repeat the same process on the passengers side. We are now going to use the hitch as a template to drill our holes into the trunk pan. I am going to start with a inch bit to make a pilot hole, and then drill it out to the inch. Now that we have our holes drilled out, Im going to go ahead and loosen up the hitch so we can put our fasteners in place. Now we can take one of our 1-1/2 by 3 inch blocks, we are going to place it between the trunk pan and the hitch. We will do this on both sides. With both blocks in place we can go ahead and tighten our hitch back up. Now with the hitch tightened up we can go ahead and get into the cargo area of the trunk and drop our fasteners in place. We will be using inch bolt and a 1-1/2 by 3 inch block, but before I put them in place with the holes we just drilled out, I will go ahead and take some silicone and put it around the hole we just drilled out to keep any exhaust fumes from entering the cabin of the vehicle. Now we will go ahead and set our bolts and blocks in place. With our bolt in place we can install our inch lock washer and nut. Now lets go ahead and tighten them down. With all of our fasteners tightened down lets go ahead and tork to specifications as indicated in the instructions. With everything tightened down and torked to specifications we can go ahead and reinstall our exhaust our facial tabs and put our spare tire back in the cargo area. With everything reinstalled that completes the installation of our Draw Tite hitch part number 36416 on a 2010 Toyota Camery. .