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Today, on our 2007 Hyundai Sonata we'll be installing the Draw-Tite hitch, part number
24757.This is what our hitch will look like once it's installed.Next, we'll go ahead and
give you a couple measurements to assisst you in selecting accessories for your new
hitch.From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outer most edge of the bumper is 5-1/4
inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 12 inches. This will assist
you in selecting accessories such as a bike rack or a cargo carrier.Now let's go ahead
with the installation.Before we can install the hitch, we'll need to go ahead and lower
the exhaust.To do this, we'll remove the four exhaust hangers so that we can lower both
sides. This is a dual exhaust application, so there is no underbody trim panel that'll
need to be removed.Three of these four will have a bolt that we can remove to simply detach
them.Keep in mind, it may be easier to remove the bolts if you spray them down with a little
spray lubricant also.The fourth one is just a rubber isolator that we'll spray down with some spray lubricant
and then use our pry bar or flat-bladed screwdriver to remove.Now with our exhaust lowered down,
we'll need to remove the heat shields for both mufflers. There is a total of four fasteners
for each.Let's go ahead and remove them now.With
the heat shields out of the way, you can see it exposes the frame rails and the two well
nuts in the side of the frame rail.Before we begin installation, first point out the
attachment points. We have one inside of each frame rail and the tow hook for a total of
three attachment points.Before we attempt to install our fasteners, however, we're going
to want to clean out the well nuts as they will build up with dust, dirt, and debris
over time. Using some spray lburicant and a 1/2-inch
nylon tube brush, part number 814092, we can thoroughly clean out these well nuts. Keep
in mind, in extreme cases it may be necessary to get a tap to run through the threads.Now
with the well nuts cleaned out, we'll go ahead and take one of the new 10-mm fasteners and
thread it into the well nut to make sure it'll go nice and easily. Now with that done, we're
ready to go ahead and install the hitch.We'll first take the tow hook fastener which is
a U-bolt and put it in place.Now we'll raise our hitch into position, and using the two
locking *** nuts secure the hitch with the U-bolt and *** nuts.Now with that securing
the hitch, we can go ahead and take the 10-mm bolt along with the 7/16 conical tooth washer
with the teeth of the washer facing the hitch and put it in through the hitch, threading
it into the well nut.Now with the driver's side done, we'll go ahead and repeat the same
process on the passenger side.With all our fasteners in place, we'll go ahead and tighten
them down, and then go back and torque to specifications as indicated in the instructions.Now
we're ready to go ahead and re-install the heat shields and exhaust.That'll
complete the install of our Draw-Tite hitch, part number 24757, on our 2007 Hyundai Sonata.