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Todays install, we are going to be installing part number 24775, a Draw-Tite hitch, on a
2008 Ford Fusion. When you begin your install, you want to start by removing the spare tire
from the trunk of the car, because on some models you have to drill through holes in
the trunk bed pan. On this model you do not, but you need the spare tire out anyway to
put in some fasteners. We have to remove these rubber blocks here, and we will put our bolt
and our reapportion plate over them. To begin, we need to lower the exhaust, and
we have two hangers that we need to loosen: one in the front and one in the back. The
easiest way to get these off is to spray a little bit of lubricant on the hangers just
so they will slide off easier. And one thing to keep in mind when you lower the exhaust
is to have something to tie it up with so it does not hang too low, putting too much
stress on the rest of the exhaust system. And the
next step is to remove the two bolts on the inside
of the frame
rail on both sides of
the vehicle.