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Ordered up the Draw-Tite for my 01 9-5 wagon from e-trailer.com ($104, just missed the $89 price drat!). Delivered fast but no invoice included so I had to do some fast talking at Canadian Customs to bring it home.
Install was easy, didn't need to jack the car up, but a couple of hints might help:
- removing the tailpipe hangers gets you a tad more space around the pipe.
- watch where the bolts go, there are two long ones and one short, the short one goes on the RHS forward hole.
- the instructions say to hang the hitch from the center bolts then feed the end bolts through the access holes in the frame. Good luck! I found it was easier to feed the end bolts through the holes first then attach the hitch to those.
- I used a piece of mechanics wire fed through the bolt hole then out the access hole. Put the rectangular metal plate on the bolt, then wrap the end of the bolt with the mech wire. Fit the bolt and plate through the access hole then pull the whole assembly over and through the bolt hole. You REALLY DON'T want to lose any components inside the frame! Get the bolt out the hole, remove the wire, and put the nut on a bit so you don't accidentally push the bolt back inside the frame as you lift the hitch (40lbs) into place. Remove a nut, let the bolt drop through the hitch, reinstall nut loosely. Repeat until all three are installed. Then install the center bolts loosely. Remove the nuts, install the bevelled washers, and torque to spec.
- it hides nicely below the bumper and fits well.
Hope this helps someone.
Les
1993 9k Aero 5sp black/black(sold)
2001 9-5 wagon 4AT/185hp steel grey/charcoal
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