Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Honda Odyssey - etrailer.com

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Today we are going to install part number V82400, from Valley, a Class III receiver hitch, and we are going to install this on a 2009 Honda Odyssey. First we will show you where the hitch installs, starting on the drivers side frame rail: this threaded hole here, this threaded hole, and this hole right here. We will pull our hardware from the inside out. Going to the passengers side, above the exhaust here, it is going to use this threaded hole, this threaded hole, and then that is all it is going to use on the passengers side. There is an extra hole on the frame of the hitch for manufacturing purposes, but it is not going to be used.

OK, the first thing we will do is go ahead and lower the exhaust down here. What we will do is we will take off this rubber hanger right here and lube it down first - it makes it a little easier to pull off. The next step you want to do is inspect the threaded holes in the frame itself. What you want to do is spray them down a little bit, put a wire brush in there and try to scrape out some of the threads. And then run a bolt in and out a few times before you put the hitch up. In this case, it is virtually a new vehicle, and it is actually in very nice condition, so we will not have to worry about that today.

At this point we can go ahead and start installing the hitch, hanging the passengers side on the tailpipe itself to support that while you do the drivers side first, installing the bolts. Again, this is the whole that is used for manufacturing purposes, and it is not used on the install. All right, next we will go ahead and install our hardware in this hole here. We will use the access hole farther up in the frame and back through. Pop that inside and down through. Now we have got everything started. You might have a little bit of movement. Take a second to keep it as centered as possible and then go ahead and snug down the bolts. OK, at this point we can go ahead and torque down the bolts, as specified in the instructions. At this point we can go ahead and reinstall our exhaust hanger. OK, and with that, that finishes our install of part number V82400 from Valley.

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