etrailer | Trailer Hitch Installation - 2016 Kia Soul - Curt
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Today on our 2016 KIA Soul we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Curt custom fit class one trailer hitch receiver. Part number is C11419. Here's a good look at what our hitch is going to look like installed and see that cross tube's going to remain hidden all that's really going to leave that with is our inch and a quarter opening, inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter is going to come out right here in the middle, it offers a nice flush looking reinforcement inaudible 00:00:29 around the end and you'll see that's going to be tucked in under our bumper slightly so we don't have to worry about bumping our legs on it or anything like that. Rounded steel stock safety chain connection points going to come around the bottom, should have enough room there to get any kind of chain connected that you might want and then we're going to have a half inch pin hole that's designed to hold all our items in place once we get them in our hitch. Now there's going to be room on each side it looks like to use anti-rattle devices, hitch pin locks, regular hitch pins and clips, I would just avoid anything maybe bigger than the size of a golf ball in diameter. Now when it does come to towing or maybe moving around some cargo carriers or bike racks, a few numbers you want to keep in mind is that the hitch is going to offer a 200 pound ton weight rating, so that's the maximum downward force we can put here at our receiver tube opening, and it offers a 2,000 pound gross trailer weight rating, it's going to be the total weight of our trailer and anything that we we're to load up on it. Of course we want to check the Soul's owners manual see what it's rated for and we'll just go off whichever of those numbers are the lowest. Curt does recommend the use of a stabilization strap anytime we're using something that would be considered a non-wheeled load.
Now a couple measurements that are going to be helpful in selecting your bike rack your hitch cargo carrier, will be from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube opening we've got about 11 inches, then from the center of our hitch pin hole to the outermost edge of our bumper it's about six and a half. Now the first thing we'll need to do for our installation is to lower our exhaust down and give us a little room to work. We just have to remove one hanger it's going to be located right here on the side of the exhaust. Little bit of spray lubricant on it and then a pry bar we should be able to pry that right off. Like that and then that'll just come down and rest out of our way. Now we've got a couple push pin fasteners that we're going to need to remove on each side, one's right here underneath the bottom, we'll just pull the middle part of it out and then that outer section will come.
And then if we go right up our fender, right up here on the inside we're going to have our second one. Now this is going to be located just above our brake line here and just like the other one we want the center to come out then the outside will come then we'll have to Philips screws that we want to remove in the fender lining here and you can see there's one here and one right here just below it. Now a little stubby screwdriver can fit in there, I'm just using a right angle driver ratchet here. With those out of the way we should be able to gently push our fender liner up and back, that's going to give us access to our mounting locations, we have one located right here this is closer to the front of the vehicle and then just a little bit further back. The idea of removing this fender liner is so we have some room to work. Now directly underneath that forward attachment point in the side of the frame we're going to have our third attachment point here, this is on the bottom, now we need to go over to the driver's side and we'll do the exact same thing to remove that fender liner. Now we're going to grab a little bit of spray lubricant and a tube brush and we want to clean all six of our attachment points out.
If you don't have a tube brush this is part number 814092 we just want to make sure we don't have any dirt or any build up in these threads that might make it difficult to get our hitch in position. Now with an extra set of hands we'll get our hitch lifted up into position, we'll guide it up over the exhaust and you remember those break lines that we're over on that side we want to be careful to avoid those. We'll then take our provided hardware, see we've got a conical tooth washer, we want the teeth of that washer to face in towards our hitch and we're going to thread it right into the existing nuts that we just got done cleaning out. Once - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I purchased this hitch. Works fine. Some things to know.
1) If the screw holes you screw the bolts in are rusty and wire brushing does not help, you need to get a 10-1.5 tap. Spray in some WD40 and then Insert the tap by hand and slowly try to find the threads. Screw it in a little and back it out. Make sure you do not cut new threads. You just want to clean out the existing threads. Screw it in back it out, spray WD40, etc... Every once in a while screw in the bolt and back it out. Don't force it. You can use a socket wrench but you should not torque on it to hard. Once you can't turn the tap by hand, use an adjustable wrench to make the tap screw in. Take your time. You do not want to cut new threads or you will have a big problem. Once it is all cleared out, spray some brake cleaner to clean out the WD40. I put some read LocTight on the bolts before mounting the hitch.
2) If you are doing it by yourself, start with the drivers side first. This way you can get around the evap canister.
Good video! whoever made it deserves a raise!
GREAT video!! I need a hitch on my 2018 Soul +, to tow my 4x6 trailer with riding mower & push mower. Only thing about putting a hitch on a Soul, is that the Soul is SO low to the ground! That's the ONLY thing I don't like about my Soul. Especially after having had a '99 Subaru Forester that I bought new in 1999, & replaced with the Soul almost a year ago. The Soul is supposed to be a small SUV...then they should add an inch or so to the ground clearance.
The Soul does sit quite low. To try and compensate Curt recommends ball mount www.etrailer.com/p-C45521.html with a 2-5/8 inch rise with that hitch. Additionally here's an article to help you determine the rise you need to tow your trailer level www.etrailer.com/faq-ballmount.aspx
Then here's our selection of custom wiring harnesses www.etrailer.com/t1-2018_Kia_Soul.htm
I put my hitch on without removing wheel wells. Took maybe 30 or 40 mins.
There is no easy way to do this on your own. First of all, you're incredibly lucky if your screws thread easily. A couple of mine took 15 minutes to finally thread in. The mounting holes get rusted over time making this difficult. Have 2 people help you hold up the hitch while you thread the left side in. It's incredibly difficult to torque the screws in if you don't have the car hoisted up like this video.
Everybody removes those wheel liners but never do they come into play I just crawled under my Kia Soul and there’s plenty of room to work. You definitely have to lower the exhaust down though.
Thank you for sharing this with us! Some parts of the installation may be skipped in certain cases if there is no need to.
www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Curt/C11419.html
Were can I get this installed, like will a dealer do it? And how much? If anyone can send me website links of all the parts that would help.
Thanks
What kind of wrench are you using at about 5:20? Sounds like a ratchet, but looks like a regular wrench.
It's a ratcheting wrench so on the closed end it acts as a ratchet. You can find them at pretty much any hardware store.
What's the torque specs?! Trying to install mine now
You can view the torque specs in the instructions linked below.
assets.curtmfg.com/masterlibrary/11419/installsheet/CM_11419_INS.pdf
Had to cut the video while installing that last bolt on account of all the cursing trying to get it to thread in.
It sounds like the one or more of the nuts welded into your frame was corroded. If that's the case, using a spray lubricant like PB Blaster and a wire brush like what's included with the # DW00254 battery terminal will do a good job of cleaning those threads up to make installing the hitch easier.
www.etrailer.com/Wiring/Deka/DW00254.html
@@etrailer it was a joke about our hard it is to access the bolt hole underneath the driver's side frame. In the video it cuts right at that moment. My holes are very clean.