Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class II - 1-1/4"

Video Transcript for Curt Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Mazda CX-9

Today on our 2011 Mazda CX9 we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the CURT Class 2 Custom Fit Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number C12112. So here's what our hitch looks like once you have it installed. Now we are gonna see the cross tube sticking out below the bumper just slightly. And it is a Class 2 Hitch so it's gonna give us that inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter receiver tube opening. Now it has a nice reinforced collar, not only giving it added strength, but that nice clean, finished look. Our hitch is gonna use a standard half inch pin and clip which are included, which is nice, cuz we're not gonna have anything extra to pick up.

As far as the safety chain loops go it's gonna be a rolled steel stock style welded to the bottom of the receiver tube. And as you can see we're not gonna have any trouble getting most size hooks on or off. Now I'd like to give you a few measurements that'll help you when deciding for accessories for your new hitch, such as a bike rack or even a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost head to the bumper it's gonna be four inches. Now from the ground to the inside top edge of the receiver tube opening it's gonna be 13 7/8 inches.

Now that we've gone over some of the features and benefits, let's show you how we get the hitch installed. To begin our installation I went ahead and removed our spare tire. And before we get our hitch in place I'd like to show you where it's gonna be mounting on the frame right here. We're gonna have three large holes. They're gonna have existing weld nuts in them and we're gonna have one small hole with an existing weld nut.

Now I'm gonna take a little bit of penetrating oil. I'm gonna spray it in each one of my weld nuts. Then I'm then I'm gonna come back and using a nylon brush I'm gonna start cleaning out the weld nuts to make sure that there's no debris, dirt or any rust in there. Now if you need one of these nylon brushes you can pick one up on our website. Now that we have this side clean we're gonna go ahead and clean the other holes on the other side of our frame.

I'd like to show you how we're gonna put our hitch up and the combination of hardware we're gonna be using. For the larger holes we're gonna be using the M12 bolt and that's gonna be followed by our 1/2 inch conical tooth washer. Now we're gonna slide the conical tooth washer over our bolt and you wanna make sure that the teeth on the washer are facing towards the hitch. And then for the smaller hole we're gonna be taking an M8 bolt followed by a 3/8 conical tooth washer. And that's gonna be going through the hitch and into the frame like this. Now with an extra set of hands we're gonna raise our hitch up into place and we can put our hardware in place. Now I'm only gonna put in one bolt on each side, just about hand tight so the hitch can support itself and I can get the rest of my hardware in place. With a 14 millimeter socket I'm gonna come back and tighten up my M8 bolts. For my M12 hardware I'm gonna be using a 19 millimeter socket to snug those up. I'm gonna repeat that for the other side as well. Now again using a 14 millimeter socket I'm gonna come back and I'm gonna torque down all my M8 hardware to the specified amount in the instructions. And with a 19 millimeter socket I'm gonna come back and snug up all my M12 hardware. And we're gonna find the torque specs in our instructions. Now we're gonna repeat that for all the remaining hardware. And that'll finish up our look at the CURT Custom Fit Class 2 Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number C12112 on our 2011 Mazda CX9..