How do you remove a hitch? Without getting a grinder and just going balistic that is :)

DWMCCLURE84

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1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
149,245 MILES

Hey Guys-
Earlier I posted about a jeep dying randomly. After doing a fuel pressure test like recommended, it was determined that the fuel pump was failing. Looked at the instructions and decided "hey I can do this." Well.
I am having a stupid problem. My Jeep grand cherokee (1999 4.7 V8) came with a factory installed hitch receiver. When I was removing the bolts for the hitch I removed too many and the actual tank dropped, wedging the hitch in and trapping the tank behind the hitch.
My Question Is-How do I remove the hitch?

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KHLOW2008

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKmI9lsMz3U

Try the above link.

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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 AT 1:27 PM

DWMCCLURE84

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Thanks for the link, however my hitch appears to be different from that one. Near the rear of the hitch (towards the front of the jeep) there is a piece of metal that has a hole for one bolt that goes on top of the skid plate/fuel tank assembly. All nuts are removed that are visable (and that were shown in the video), but the hitch is not budging.

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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 AT 3:01 PM

KHLOW2008

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Something is still holding the hitch and you need to check if there are any bolts or nuts holding it from above.

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Thursday, May 31st, 2012 AT 3:30 PM

DWMCCLURE84

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Actually I found them. There are a total of 3 bolts near the two rear tire wells (a total of 6), four clips near the hitch itself, and last night I found 2 10mm bolts that were under the rear fender going up into the cargo area. Thanks for all the help!

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Thursday, May 31st, 2012 AT 3:50 PM

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