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Old 03-18-2012, 12:41 PM   #1
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Installed 5er Hitch on New Truck

I just completed installing my old Reese fiver hitch in the new 3500. I purchased the correct frame adapter kit and did the install myself. I bet I saved about $300 and it took about 5 hrs. I took my time and followed the written and YouTube directions to a T. It was a lot harder than it looked in the video, but I had the right tools and attitude. My knuckles, well they didn't fare as well.
Can't wait to try it out. Maybe tomorrow I will take her for a pull.
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Old 03-18-2012, 02:51 PM   #2
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Well done ....... Here is your "At-a Boy" ... At least you know it is done right, Hank
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Old 03-18-2012, 04:12 PM   #3
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Actually, I left out one out of ten lock washers. The bolt was in an unreachable location above a heat shield that could not be removed. I had to use axle grease on the flat washer just to make it stick to the bolt long enough to get the nut threaded. It was a real bear. I'll never tell anyone.
Next weekend, I'll tackle the Dexter EZ Flex install.
Hopefully, camping after that.
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Old 03-18-2012, 05:31 PM   #4
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Actually, I left out one out of ten lock washers. I'll never tell anyone.
Too late. You just told a little over 4,000 members. The EZ-Flex will be a much easier install, Hank
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Old 03-18-2012, 06:11 PM   #5
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Congrats on the install! A great sense of accomplishment occurs when such jobs are completed. Let us know how the EZ-flex install goes. I am going to do the same to our triple axle Fuzion in a couple weeks.
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Jealous

Ok I am officially jealous. I have got to start doing more of these projects myself. However as a followup what is the consensus on how often to check the torque on the hitch?
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Old 03-19-2012, 03:13 PM   #7
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Ken, whoa, nice bike!
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Ok I am officially jealous. I have got to start doing more of these projects myself. However as a followup what is the consensus on how often to check the torque on the hitch?
If you can tell me how to get a torque wrench on the bolts below the bed, you are a better man than me. There is about 2" height between the truck frame and bed. There is no way a socket will fit in there, much less a box wrench.
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If you can tell me how to get a torque wrench on the bolts below the bed, you are a better man than me. There is about 2" height between the truck frame and bed. There is no way a socket will fit in there, much less a box wrench.
You have to have a sky hook and a bucket of red steam. ........ blue steam will not work. .......
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Ken, whoa, nice bike!
Thanks!
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If you can tell me how to get a torque wrench on the bolts below the bed, you are a better man than me. There is about 2" height between the truck frame and bed. There is no way a socket will fit in there, much less a box wrench.
I have removed the spare tire, used the open end of a wrench and used a "cheater bar" to help tighten the nuts. As the years add up, it is getting to be a pain. Literally and figuratively. I will do my own service, maintenance, and repairs if I can. And when I can't, it is or will be very, very hard to trust whomever works on my stuff.

Therego, I would also question the torqueing of any nuts/bolts on a "professionally" installed hitch.
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