Previous owner's accident

[yukon2004]

The previous owner either backed into something, or someone else ran into the back of my Yukon.



The underside is interesting. This is a picture of where the receiver mounts to the frame. It's missing two bolts. It's also crooked - do you think the receiver itself is damaged or (cringe) that the frame might be bent? Good thing I noticed this before I went ahead and tried to pull something.

 

[M3PO]

WOW, that is a good thing you caught that!
I am not an autobody guy, but it looks like the impact sheared the bolts. I doubt it bent the frame, I think you will usually see it buckle if it bends. If the hitch lines, up get the right bolts and bolt her back up, or find a new hitch at the junk yard. Actually some of the guys around here remove them for looks, one of your fellow members might set up for a good price.

 

[yukon2004]

I'll definitely go ahead and replace it - just don't want to take any chances... when I take it off, I'll make sure the frame is fine. My uneducated guess would be that the frame should be fine... I would think that if the frame was actually damaged, the receiver and bumper would be in much worse of shape... does that make sense?

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WOW, that is a good thing you caught that!
I am not an autobody guy, but it looks like the impact sheared the bolts. I doubt it bent the frame, I think you will usually see it buckle if it bends. If the hitch lines, up get the right bolts and bolt her back up, or find a new hitch at the junk yard. Actually some of the guys around here remove them for looks, one of your fellow members might set up for a good price.

If it hadn't of been for the bent/damaged part that holds the trailer wiring I probably wouldn't have even looked. I am thinking about doing some exhaust work and so I got up underneath the Yukon and that's how I noticed it.

 

[M3PO]

I'll definitely go ahead and replace it - just don't want to take any chances... when I take it off, I'll make sure the frame is fine. My uneducated guess would be that the frame should be fine... I would think that if the frame was actually damaged, the receiver and bumper would be in much worse of shape... does that make sense?

Yes, I think you are right, the bumper would be pretty bad, and the body mounts would most likely be deformed and/or the quarter panel would buckle. I had a 82 TA that was completely ass-rammed; the frame buckled a little, but the quarter was buckled and the bumper/taillights were nearly nonexistent.