Mad Mac
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- 2021 Gladiator Rubicon, 1998 Wrangler Sahara
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For the little bit of light towing I might need to do
I chose to use the existing cross member
and an etrailer receiver.
The thought of cutting a 2-inch hole in the plastic bumper
on my new-to-me 2021 made me nauseous
so I attempted to remove the bumper as I saw in one video.
That is when I determined that a Rubicon has a steel bumper.
Only the license plate centerpiece is plastic.
Back to square one.
Another youtube video showed a fellow
cut out the 2 inch disc with a box cutter.
A few minutes of that was enough for me.
Armed with a new 2-inch hole saw
I carefully punched the center + mark
so the drill bit would not wander around
and drilled a great big hole in my pristine Gladiator.
Then I hung the hitch with the flat head bolt
using a 1/2 inch hex bit socket, 1/2 inch drive
purchased for the occasion.
In my younger days
I enjoyed any excuse to buy new tools.
Now, not so much.
The fish wire was not cooperating
like it did in the video so I removed the hitch
thinking it would make it easier. Nope.
Lying underneath a vehicle on a large piece of cardboard
is when I do some of my deepest contemplation of life,
restore peace of mind and calm my wrench spinning dysphoria.
That steel bumper got me again.
Two torx screws needed to be backed out
using a T47 Torx bit from a previous misadventure.
As usual, it was ultimately located in the last place I looked.
Then the 1/2 inch bolts slipped through slick as KY Jelly.
I chose to use the existing cross member
and an etrailer receiver.
The thought of cutting a 2-inch hole in the plastic bumper
on my new-to-me 2021 made me nauseous
so I attempted to remove the bumper as I saw in one video.
That is when I determined that a Rubicon has a steel bumper.
Only the license plate centerpiece is plastic.
Back to square one.
Another youtube video showed a fellow
cut out the 2 inch disc with a box cutter.
A few minutes of that was enough for me.
Armed with a new 2-inch hole saw
I carefully punched the center + mark
so the drill bit would not wander around
and drilled a great big hole in my pristine Gladiator.
Then I hung the hitch with the flat head bolt
using a 1/2 inch hex bit socket, 1/2 inch drive
purchased for the occasion.
In my younger days
I enjoyed any excuse to buy new tools.
Now, not so much.
The fish wire was not cooperating
like it did in the video so I removed the hitch
thinking it would make it easier. Nope.
Lying underneath a vehicle on a large piece of cardboard
is when I do some of my deepest contemplation of life,
restore peace of mind and calm my wrench spinning dysphoria.
That steel bumper got me again.
Two torx screws needed to be backed out
using a T47 Torx bit from a previous misadventure.
As usual, it was ultimately located in the last place I looked.
Then the 1/2 inch bolts slipped through slick as KY Jelly.
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