Thread: Fitting of Mitch Hitch

rather than start a new thread....

we are going to hire a camper trailer this week (Wed), and I have left it really late to install the mitch hitch.

We are going to go off road with it - and are hoping to go to Pebbly beach, which has a slight incline out of the water crossing.
The trailer has an extended drawbar, so I am quite concerned that we could drag the hitch if I remain on the current removeable tow hitch.

So my question is I guess - if I can pick one up today, can I feasibly fit it in the evening?
I read on the instructions for D4 you need to use a grinder to bore out some more room in the receiver - is that correct?
Can this be done with a Dremmel and is it easy/obvious?

If I do this does the removeable tow hitch still fit properly - ie do i have a fallback plan if I run out of time?

To loosen the white plug, where do I unclip the loom - is it under the carpet under the tailgate flap?


thanks

Simon

Yes and Yes

I fitted mine the other day.

Dremel and Sanding wheel(s) will get the job done.

Took me 30 minutes to clean up the mount...

Drop the spare, makes it easier to unclip the wiring harness and move the plug out the way to put the big bolt through.

Then just a matter of torquing it up, refit the plug and clip the harness back in.

I saved 10 minutes as I had already dropped the spare to fit a LR tank.

And yes, running out of time just re-insert the factory towbar.

Loom is behind the rear cross member.

yep..not too hard..just frustrating!

Dont forget the washers!. I did..so the 20 minutes I spent cursing the bolt..turned into another 20 minutes of cursing trying to get the bolt back out!!!

Only other thing I found handy was 2 x 24mm?? offset ring spanners. I was able to tighten the bolts without removal of the second 12pin plug or removal of spare.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by jimc

yep..not too hard..just frustrating!

Dont forget the washers!. I did..so the 20 minutes I spent cursing the bolt..turned into another 20 minutes of cursing trying to get the bolt back out!!!

Only other thing I found handy was 2 x 24mm?? offset ring spanners. I was able to tighten the bolts without removal of the second 12pin plug or removal of spare.

Good luck!

Did you torque the bolts to the correct torque setting ? I had to move both plugs out of the way to get my torque wrench in.

Brett...

Remember to re-tighten the bolts after it has settled in.

all done - thanks guys. Took about 1hr 20mins. The majority of that time was filling out the recovery ring enough to tap the plastic bit in.

Will remember to adjust after the first 50km and then again the next day.