Owners manual

GROSS LOAD CAPACITY WHEN USED AS A WEIGHT CARRYING HITCH: LBS. TRAILER WEIGHT & LBS. TONGUE WEIGHT.
*** DO NOT EXCEED VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TOWING CAPACITY. ***
WARNING: ALL NON-TRAILER LOADS APPLIED TO THIS PRODUCT MUST BE SUPPORTED BY AUXILIARY STABILIZING STRAPS.
*** FAILURE TO PROPERLY SUPPORT NON-TRAILER LOADS WILL VOID PRODUCT WARRANTY. ***
HITCH WEIGHT: LBS.
INSTALL TIME: MINUTES
INSTALL NOTES:
- DRILLING REQUIRED
- FISHWIRE HARDWARE
INSTALLATION STEPS
PERIODICALLY CHECK THIS RECEIVER HITCH TO ENSURE THAT ALL FASTENERS
ARE TIGHT AND THAT ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ARE SOUND.
Curt Manufacturing Inc., warrants this product to be free of defects in material and/or workmanship at the time of retail purchase by the original purchaser. If the product is found to be defective,
Curt Manufacturing Inc., may repair or replace the product, at their option, when the product is returned, prepaid, with proof of purchase. Alteration to, misuse of, or improper installation of
this product voids the warranty. Curt Manufacturing Inc.'s liability is limited to repair or replacement of products found to be defective, and specifically excludes liability for incidental or
consequential loss or damage.
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HONDA FIT
9/24/2012
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Parts List
DESCRIPTIONPART NUMBERQTYITEM
CARRIAGE BOLT1/2-13 x 1 3/421
.250 x 1.50 x 3.00" SQUARE HOLE SPACERCM-SP5312
.250 x 1.00 x 3.00" SQUARE HOLE SPACERCM-SP613
HANDLE NUT1/2-1324
CONICAL TOOTHED WASHER1/2"
25
HEX BOLT1/2-13 x 1 1/4
26
.250 x 1.25 x 3.00" SQ HOLE SPACERCM-SP19
27
HEX FLANGE NUTHFN 121328
1/2" FISHWIRE1_2 FISHWIRE29
4
6
5
TOOLS REQUIRED
3/4" SOCKET
12" EXTENSION
RATCHET
TORQUE WRENCH
CARBIDE BIT
ROTARY TOOL
17/32" DRILL BIT
DRILL
1) Reverse fishwire a 1/2-13 carriage bolt and CM-SP53 spacer into the access hole in the bumper beam mount
on the passenger side as shown. (See Reverse Pull Fishwire Technique.)
2) Bend the 1/2" handle nuts and insert them into the trunk pan mount on the bottom of spare tire well as shown.
3) Raise the hitch into place and secure it using a 1/2" flange nut and the carriage bolt in the access hole.
Install a 1/2-13 hex head bolt and conical toothed washer into each of the handle nuts. (Finger tighten only.)
4) Using the hitch as your template, mark the center of the hole in the driver side arm. Lower the hitch.
5) Drill the hole marked in Step 4 using a 17/32" drill bit and drill. Using a carbide bit and rotary tool, modify the
hole as shown in the Drill Hole Modification Diagram above so a 1/2-13 carriage bolt and CM-SP6 spacer will fit
into the frame rail.
6) Reverse pull fishwire a 1/2-13 carriage bolt and CM-SP6 spacer into the drilled/modified hole.
7) Raise the hitch into place and secure it using the supplied hardware as shown. Trim handles off handle nuts.
8) Torque all hardware to 110 lb-ft.
PASSENGER SIDE ARM
TRUNK PAN MOUNT PLATE
17/32 DIA.
1.125
DRILL HOLE MODIFICATION
DIAGRAM
9
HANDLE NUT MODIFICATION
1
2
3
7
8
DRIVER SIDE
FRAME RAIL
PASSENGER SIDE
FRAME RAIL
BUMPER BEAM
MOUNT
BUMPER BEAM
MOUNT
TRUNK PAN MOUNT
DESIGNED FOR USE WITH
BALLMOUNT #55001 / 45501