Trailer Hitch Installation 2005 Honda Accord - etrailer.com

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The first thing we need to do is remove the rubber hangers holding up the exhaust. There's one here in the center of the vehicle and there's a secondary hanger on the outside of the frame and you need to remove that one as well. This will allow the exhaust to come down so you can access this hole here. The next step is to install the bolts into the frame through the existing hole. You want to use the bolt leader that's provided, wrapping the the threads around the bolt. You slide the block onto it as well and feed it up into the hole, and pull the bolt back down through. That locks it into position. Now we'll repeat that and do the same thing on the other side. After we get the bolts into the frame we'll mount the hitch into position. After we get the two mounting frame bolts into place we want to install the mounting bolt into the tow hook.

Once we have all the bolts in place, we'll torque them down. The bolts that mount to the side of the frame here get torqued to 55 pounds and the tow hook bolt is 75 pounds. After we've torqued the bolts down, all that remains to re-install the exhaust, the one on the outside of the frame and one in the center. This concludes the install of part # 60953 on a 2005 Honda Accord.

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[GForc3]

Hey i have an 05 accord and want to install this hitch but was wondering, would it be able to tow a ATV with a trailer size 4ft x 8ft and do you have any experience about the breaking problems i might have if any. Thanks

[etrailertv]

Hitches for your accord have a towing capacity(GTW) of 2000 lbs, meaning the trailer and everything in it, including your ATV, must weight less than 2k. Max tongue weight is 200 lbs. TW is the downward force of weight on the hitch (typically 10% of total trailer weight). However, check the GTW of the Accord as it could be lower than 2k lbs. If trailer abides by weight limits of your vehicle and hitch, you should be able to tow your ATV. You should't have braking problems with a light load.

[NiNjaTurtLe697]

@etrailertv Thanks for this comment!

[drift954]

i like how that second hangar was so easy for you to remove. editing? i have this hitch, its the best one for the accord i think.