Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon - Video
Today on this 2011 Subaru Outback we are going to install part number 87568 from Hidden Hitch. This will also apply to part number 75673 from Draw-Tite. First thing we will show you is where the hitch mounts up to the frame of the vehicle. Right now we are looking at the passenger side of the vehicle, you will see there are two rubber plugs at the bottom of the frame. Here and here. These plugs get removed so we can use those holes. We will do this on both sides of the vehicle. :28 more
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Posted: 8/9/2010 1:16:13 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2001 Subaru Forester - Video
Today we are going to install part number 12038 from Curt, and we are going to install this hitch on a 2001 Subaru Forester. First thing we are going to do is we have to take down some parts off the vehicle to install the hitch. Take off this tie-down hook. We will have to temporarily lower this carbon canister. Now we are just going to lower it we are actually not going to take it all the way off. All right, we will just leave it like that. We do not have to worry from here on out. Now we need to go ahead and take down this bolt here for this bracket. What is going to happen is this bracket will go back in place with the hitch installed. The hitch is designed to fit around it, and the carbon canister will go back up when it is done. And on the drivers side, this rear tie-down mount will get removed and left off. And this rear hanger for the exhaust comes off temporarily and goes back on when we are done. What is going to happen is that, in the end, this is going to actually get bolted back to the hitch itself, and this exhaust bracket is going to stay off. more
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Posted: 6/8/2009 3:31:34 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Subaru Outback Wagon - Video
Today on this 2010 Subaru Outback we are going to install part number 90208. This installation will also apply for part number 36493. And the first thing we need to do in preparation for installing our trailer hitch it to go ahead and lower the exhaust down. more
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Posted: 5/5/2010 7:02:32 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Subaru Outback Wagon - Video
Today on this 2007 Subaru Outback Wagon we are going to install part number 75560 from Draw-Tite. This is also going to apply to Hidden Hitch part number 87446. The first thing we are going to do is lower the exhaust on the vehicle. There are four muffler hangers, 2 per side, that we need to remove to lower the exhaust out of the way. We are also going to install a strap around the exhaust too, so when we disconnect this, it dose not fall all the way down. :24 more
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Posted: 9/27/2010 3:22:33 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2001 Subaru Outback Wagon - Video
Today on this 2001 Subaru Outback we are going to be installing part number 36284 from Draw-Tite. This also applies to Hidden Hitch part number 90176. The first thing we are going to do is point out our mounting holes that we are going to be attaching our hitch to. As you can see you have two tow hooks in the rear of the vehicle. One on both sides. This is actually one of the locations we are going to be attaching our hitch to as well as the hole here which is the same on the passenger side. As you can see on the passenger side we are going to have to lower down the carbon canister tube to gain access to our mounting locations. Doing that you are going to remove two 12 millimeter nuts at the rear of the canister and one in the middle in front of the canister. As you can see we need to take out these rubber prongs and those are the other mounting locations for our hitch. 00:51 more
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Posted: 6/24/2010 1:28:39 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Subaru Forester - Video
Today on this 2010 Subaru Forester we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 24807. This installation will also apply for Hidden Hitch part number 60893. We are underneath the vehicle and the first thing we need to do before we can get started installing the trailer hitch is to lower the exhaust off both the driver and passenger side frame rails. There are two exhaust hangers per side that we need to lower the exhaust off of. There is one here at the more rear side of the vehicle towards the inboard side and then one on the outboard side a little bit forward of the exhaust. Then there is a fifth hanger we need to lower it off of as well and it is forward on the vehicle almost even with the rear axle. 00:34 more
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Posted: 6/4/2010 10:26:27 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon - Video
Today on this 2006 Subaru Outback Wagon we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87446. This installation will also apply to the Draw-Tite hitch part number 75560. We are underneath the vehicle and the first thing we want to do before we point out the mounting location for the trailer hitch is to lower both the driver and passenger sides exhaust down so we can gain access to the frame rail. There are four hangers, two per side, that we are going to need to lower the exhaust off of. To ease in the removal of the rubber hangers I am going to spray down the studs with WD-40. With the exhaust hanging off its hangers, looking at the driver side frame rail, for clarity I have removed the fastener for the rear most attaching point. There will be a bolt in place but that is going to refine our rear most attaching point at the weld nut and then the forward one will actually have a plug in in this well which I have already removed. 00:56 more
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Posted: 3/19/2010 10:23:55 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Subaru Forester - Video
Today on our 2009 Subaru Forester, we are going to install part number 13147 from Curt. All right we will go ahead and show you, the hitch mounts up to the body of the vehicle and to get started we are going to have to actually lower the exhaust so we have more working room. All right also what we are going to do is put on a little safety strap, you can use a wire or something, just to control the exhaust so when we take it off the hangers it will not come falling down. All right we are just going to spray them down with some lubricant. And there is one up towards the front of the vehicle we will need to undo also. You are going to do the same two on the passenger side. Now with the exhaust out of the way you get a better view of the frame rail. What we have got to do next is go ahead and remove the rubber plugs here and here. We will just pop out this one here. With that one I think we can just grab a pair of pliers and pull straight down. All right we will do the same thing on the passenger side. more
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Posted: 8/17/2009 9:42:10 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Subaru Legacy Wagon - Video
Today we are going to install part number 87446 from Hidden Hitch, and we are going to install this on a 2005 Subaru Legacy Wagon. Just to show you where the hitch is going to mount up, it is going to mount up on the frame rail right here. That means is we are going to have to have access to it, so what is going to happen is the hitch is going to have to go through here between the trunk pan and the muffler. To get it up there, we are going to have to lower the exhaust to get up to it. And it is going to be identical on both sides. Before we lower the exhaust, we actually put a strap around the exhaust, just just to keep it from falling down so we do not damage anything further up the pipe, basically. Now we will go ahead and just disconnect the rubber exhaust hangers on the mufflers and lower everything down. To give us some more room, we undid this hanger going toward the front of the vehicle, too. more
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Posted: 5/11/2009 6:20:46 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004 Subaru Forester - Video
A few of the parts that have to come out to make way for the hitch on the passengers side are the tie down bracket here and the cannister here. With the cannister, these bolts and this bolt and one in the back will have to come out to lower this. So we can get to that bolt, so we can take it out. This will all go back up when were done. Next will do this center support. The bracket wont go back up there, but we will reinstall the screw for safe keeping if the hitch ever comes off more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 11:38:07 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Subaru Forester - Video
This hitch is also know as part number 36311 from Hidden Hitch and 06975 from Reese. This will cover the same applications. First thing we have to do is lower the passenger bracket take that off completely, and lower the carbon cannister out of the way. Also this bracket has to come down loose, it will get re-installed later. Next this bracket for here for the fascia support will have to come off, the hitch does provide support for the fascia when were done. Next we have to remove this tie down bracket, disconnect the exhaust from this bracket, and this bracket will be taken off the vehicle. Now we can install the hitch, its a good idea to have an extra set of hands at this point. As you can see, it takes a couple of hands to get the hitch up there. With a little bit of fidgeting, you can get it up there relatively easy. Theres just one thing you have to make sure of is that this bracket the hitch goes through and that its the hitch then the bracket, and then the frame itself, thats the order it goes in. more
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Posted: 8/7/2008 11:30:20 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Subaru Forester - Video
Today were working on 2011 Subaru Forester. Were going to install current Hitch part numbers 13147. Here are couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost point of the bumper is four inches. From the top to the receiver tube to the ground is 15 inches. Now lets go ahead with the installation. more
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Posted: 1/30/2012 3:12:38 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Subaru Legacy - Video
Alright today on this 2011 Subaru legacy, we are going to install part number 87568 from Hidden Hitch. This will also apply to part number 75673 from Draw-Tite. Alright this is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on the vehicle. Now I am going to give you some measurements that will help you in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver down to the ground on this particular vehicle is going to be 10 inches. And from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper on this vehicle is going to be 4-1/4 inches. Now we are going to go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. more
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Posted: 12/12/2011 9:08:32 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Subaru Outback - Video
Today on this 2011 Subaru Outback we are going to install part number 13390 from Curt. This is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on the vehicle. We will give you some measurements that will help you out when ing accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground on this particular vehicle is going to be 14 inches. And from the center of the hitch pin to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 2-3/4 inches. Alright, now we will go ahead and show you how the hitch gets installed. 0:29 more
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Posted: 9/8/2011 4:16:31 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Subaru Forester - Video
Today we will be installing part number 12038, a hitch made by Curt for a 2006 Subaru Forester. A couple of measurements to think about when considering accessories for your new hitch is going to be from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer most point of the bumper is 5 inches. And from the top of the hitch to the ground is 13 inches. The first step we are going to do is the charcoal canister down out of our way. It has three fasteners that will have to be removed. The second step will be to remove our passenger rear tow hook. It has three fasteners also. This tow hook will be removed and left off the vehicle as it will be in the way of our new hitch. Our next step will be to remove the charcoal canister bracket. 0:56 more
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Posted: 6/30/2011 12:00:21 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Subaru Outback Wagon - Video
Today on this 2010 Subaru Outback Wagon we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13390. We are underneath the vehicle, the first thing we want to do is lower the exhaust down so we have some working room. We need to remove the three rear most hangers from the system. One at the outboard side at the front of the muffler. On on the inboard side here at the rear. Then if we follow forward, just in front of the rear axle there is a third hanger we need to remove it off of. To remove the exhaust off of its hangers we need to take a spray lubricant, like a WD-40 and spray the studs down. Then we want to take a pry bar or pair of pliers and separate the two pieces. :41 more
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Posted: 7/25/2010 2:30:53 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Subaru Forester - Video
Today on this 2009 Subaru Forester we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 75650 and this installation will also apply for Hidden Hitch part number 87493. The first thing we need to do is lower the exhaust down. There are four main hangers and then there is one forward hanger that we need to lower the exhaust off of. 00:20 more
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Posted: 12/30/2009 7:53:48 AM
