Installation Guide

TOOLS REQUIRED
1/2" DRILL BIT
3/4" SOCKET
3/4" WRENCH
13/16" SOCKET
13/16" WRENCH
TORQUE WRENCH
SAFETY GLASSES
‘91 - 2001 4 DOOR EXPLORER
’97 - 2001 MOUNTAINEER
’92 - ’94 NAVAJO
‘91- ‘03 2 DOOR EXPLORER
PRE-1997
1. Spare tire will need to be loosened for hitch installation.
2. Using the 1/2" x 1
1/4
" bolts, 1/2" lock washers, and 1/2" nuts install the frame straps to the hitch brackets. Leave the bolts loose.
3. Hold hitch up to the frame and align 5/8" holes with those in the side of the frame. Install 5/8" bolt, flat washer, 5/8" lockwasher
and 5/8" nut.
4. Using the hole in the flange as a guide, drill 1/2" holes through the bottom of the frame. Install 1/2" bolt through bolt plate and
insert through the frame and install 1/2" flat washer, 1/2" lock washer, and 1/2" nut.
5. Torque 5/8" nuts to 100 ft•lb.
Torque 1/2" nuts to 70 ft•lb.
6. Retighten the spare tire.
POST-1997
NOTE: Sport versions will need to remove the tow hook to install the hitch.
1. Spare tire will need to be loosened for hitch installation.
2. Using the 1/2" x 1
1/4
" bolts, 1/2" lock washers, and 1/2" nuts install the frame straps to the hitch brackets. Leave the bolts loose.
3. Hold hitch up to the frame and install 5/8" bolt, flat washer, lock washer, and nut in holes in the side of the frame. Install 1/2" bolt
through bolt plate and insert through the frame and install 1/2" flat washer, 1/2" lock washer, and 1/2" nut.
4. Torque 5/8" nuts to 100 ft•lb.
Torque 1/2" nuts to 70 ft•lb.
5. Retighten the spare tire.
5/8" NUT
5/8" LOCK WASHER
5/8" FLAT WASHER
5/8" BOLT
1/2" X 1
3/4
" BOLT
1/2" LOCK WASHER
1/2"FLAT WASHER
1/2" NUT
BOLT PLATE
FRONT
REAR
1/2" X 1
1/4
" BOLT
1/2" LOCK WASHER
1/2" NUT
FRAME STRAP
FLANGE
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