Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Mazda CX-9 - etrailer.com

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Today on this 2010 Mazda CX-9 we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 75531. We are underneath our vehicle and we are going to go ahead and point out our mounting holes for our trailer hitch. We are actually looking at the inboard portion of the driver side frame rail here nearest the rear bumper. And if you take a look up here, you can see we have several existing weld nuts. We are looking for the three larger ones, the two here at the rear and the one at the forward side. Those are going to be the three fasteners we are going to use to attach our hitch to the frame. And that is going to be the same on the passenger side as well. 0:33

Attaching the hitch to the frame, we are going to be using the 12 millimeter bolts, along with the conical tooth washers, that are provided with our hitch installation kit. OK, depending on the model year of your vehicle and how many winters it may have seen, you may have some road grime and debris built up into the weld nuts. In which case, you want to thoroughly clean those out, before we get started. To do that, you just want to take a spray lubricant, like a WD-40, and a wire brush and go ahead and thoroughly clean those out. This particular vehicle, however, is brand new so we are not going to need to do that. 1:01

And then once we have ensured that the weld nuts are thoroughly cleaned, we can go ahead and put the hitch up into position. What you are going to need to do is just start from the rear of the vehicle and manipulate the arms up and over the heat shield. And then once you have cleared the heat shield, you can go ahead and rotate the hitch up and around it and in to position. And then over here on the passenger side, you may find that you are having trouble getting a standard ratchet and socket in place to tighten these bolts down, due to the spare tire gear box here. If that is the case, you may want to use something like a ratchet and wrench to make the installation a little bit easier. Alright, now that we have the hitch and all of the bolts into place, we can go ahead and start torquing them down. You want to check with the directions to verify the appropriate torque rating for each of the bolts. 1:50

OK and now that we have our hitch installed, we can give you a couple of the final install dimensions. From the ground to the top of the receiver tube opening is going to run 13 inches. And from the center of the pin hole to clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to be approximately 7 inches. And this will conclude the installation of Draw-Tite hitch part number 75531 on a 2010 Mazda CX-9.

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