Trailer Hitch Installation - 2001 Subaru Outback Wagon

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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

The next step we are going to do is put our hardware into position. We will be taking our bolt leader and run it up through the hole where we are going to be putting our hardware into place and out the access hole. We are going to take our three inch block and put it over the bolt leader and thread our carriage bolt into our bolt leader. Then we are going to push it up through the access hole and down out the mounting hole. We are going to do that same thing on the passenger side of the vehicle. You want to loosen your canister bracket so you can work your hitch around it. Now that we have our hardware in position we are going to raise our hitch up. It is probably best to have a second set of hands to help you hold the hitch in position while threading your conical tooth washer and nut in position. 01:49

Now we are going to attach our hitch to our tow hooks by using a 1/ 2 inch bolt that was provided in the kit along with two 2 inch spacers. The spacer locations are going to be located on both sides of the tow hook. The hole that we are going to be putting our bolt into is going to be the top hole and there is only one hole on the passenger side that we are going to be putting it into. On the passenger side we are going to be using three spacers and then we are going to put on our lock washer and nut. Now that we have all of our hardware in position tighten and torque your bolts as specified in the instructions. Now that our hitch is in position we are going to put up the bracket that holds up our carbon canister and then we are going to put our carbon canister back in position. Now we are going to take a couple of measurements for you. From the inside of the hitch pin hole out to the edge of the bumper is going to be approximately 6-1/ 2 inches. From the ground to the top of the receiver tube opening is going to be about 15-1/ 2 inches. This will conclude the installation for part number 36284 from Draw-Tite on this 2001 Subaru Outback.

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