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Originally Posted by MotionMan
what did you use to get the rivets out? mine is a rusty mess and the hole is pounded out from rush that is flaking off...which was once metal. They say the hitch is over $500 and labor was $300...thats just wrong. I was thinking of sand blasting it but it should be replaced.
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The two torque bolts need to be drilled out. For me this was a very time consuming process. I only dropped the tank about 2" or so and used magnet to retrive and place the bolts. Here's a couple pictures of the process.
Bumper pulled off
Retrieving drilled out bolt and nut.
Dropping the hitch
Comparing the two
