How to Install Tow Bars
A tow bar is a device that is used when a motorhome needs to tow a a vehicle out on the road. You can use a tow bar to tow many types of vehicles, including small SUVs. To use a tow bar, you must install two pieces: The tow bar base, on the vehicle, and the tow bar, on the motorhome or trailer.
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Instructions
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Fit Tow Bar Base to Vehicle
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Remove the tow hooks from the front of the vehicle, if your vehicle is equipped with them.
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Install the mounting bracket into the front bumper of the vehicle. Secure the mounting bracket into the sockets that are used for the tow hooks.
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Attach tow bar base and the safety plates to the mounting bracket. Insert the 1/2 inch by 1 ½ inch bolts into the bolt holes. Tighten, by hand, lock washers on the back side of the bolts.
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Go back and tighten all of the lock washers on the bolts with the socket wrench.
Fit Tow Bar to Motorhome
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Insert the end of the tow bar into the receiver on the back of the motorhome.
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Align the pin holes on the receiver with the tow bar and then insert the hitch pin.
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Place a pin clip or cotter pin into the pin hole that is in the hitch pin.
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Lift the arms of the tow bar into a vertical position and then lower them towards the ground to connect them to the tow bar base.
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Lift the arms of the tow bar into a vertical position and then lower them towards the ground to connect them to the tow bar base.
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Tips & Warnings
If you fail to use the pin clip with the hitch pin, the tow bar will not stay secured to the receiver on the motorhome .
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