etrailer 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon DrawTite Trailer Hitch Receiver Complete Installation

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Click for more info and reviews of this Draw-Tite Trailer Hitch: • https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitc... • Check out some similar Trailer Hitch options: • https://www.etrailer.com/fitguide.htm • • Search for other popular Subaru Outback Wagon parts and accessories: • https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle/2013... • • https://www.etrailer.com • Don’t forget to subscribe! • / etrailertv • • Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-install-t... • Today on our 2013 Subaru Outback Wagon well be installing the Draw-Tite Hitch, part number 36493. Heres what our hitch will look like once its installed. Next Ill go ahead and give you a couple measurements this will assist you with selecting accessories such as a ball mount, bike rack or cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost edge of the bumper is 4-3/4 inches. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 10-1/4 inches. Well now go ahead with the installation. Now to begin our install we need to lower the exhaust so we can gain access to the frame on both sides. For this application youll notice this only has a single exhaust. • • If it had dual exhausts wed lower the exhaust on the passenger side also. Before we remove the rubber isolators from the metal hangars to lower the exhaust were going to put a safety strap underneath to help control the weight to make it easier to lower the exhaust. Now with the safety strap in place were going to remove a total of three hangars, one here in front of the rear axle, one behind the wheel well and then another one at the back of the muffler. To remove the rubber isolator from the metal hangar well spray each one with a spray lubricant and then use a pry bar or pliers to slide the rubber isolator off of the metal hangar.The rubber isolator here at the back of the muffler were going to remove completely but well just set it aside to be reinstalled later. Now with the three rubber isolators removed well go ahead and safely lower the exhaust with our safety strap. Now as you can see weve got plenty of access here to the heat shield and the frame.Next were going to remove the heat shield here on the drivers side and again if we had a dual exhaust system wed remove it on the passenger side also. • • To remove the heat shield were going to remove the four fasteners that secure it. The heat shield well take out and set aside as it will need to be trimmed and reinstalled.Now that we have access to the frame rail on both sides were going to remove the rubber plugs that are in the bottom of the frame for our forward and rear attachment points. To remove the rubber plug well simply get underneath of it with a flat blade screwdriver and just pop the plug out.We can go ahead and get rid of the plugs as they will not be reinstalled. These holes in the frame will now be the attachment points for the new hitch. Well need to create an access hole so that we can get our hardware into the frame, measuring from the forward heat shield attachment point on the frame back towards the bumper, approximately 2 inches will be our mark for drilling out the hole.To drill out the hole Ill first use a quarter inch pilot bit then well bring in our whole saw bit to enlarge it to the 1-1/8 inch size. • • Since weve cut out the hole weve exposed the metal which can rust over time. So just using some black spray paint or even better would be a little underbody spray coating around the exposed metal will help prevent it from rusting.Each process we do here on one side we will repeat identically on the opposite side. Now before you go and put your hardware in the frame pay special attention that we do have two different size blocks. The carriage bolts are the same length but we have the longer block for the forward attachment point and the shorter block for the rear attachment point.Now lets go ahead and get our hardware put into the frame. Well start with our rear attachment point first by taking the bolt leader, feeding it through the attachment point and out the access hole. • • The carriage bolt and block will go into the frame and then down through the attachment holes. Once we get into the frame well pull it into position.Well leave our bolt leader attached as it will assist with getting our hitch up into position without pushing our hardware back into the frame. Now well go ahead and do the forward attachment point feeding through the attachment point and out the access hole. Slide on the block, thread on the carriage bolt, feed the block and bolt into the frame in separately and pull them into place.Again well leave our bolt leader attached as it will assist with getting our hitch up into position. Now with our passenger side done well move over to the drivers side and repeat the same process. Were going to go ahead and prepare to install the hitch. Before we put the hitch in place well need to install a flat washe

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