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What you need is a ' Torx ' key to remove the bolts first but the question is what size? The best thing to do is locate a company first that deals with industrial tools and when you have found one, take out the bolt nearest to the towball hitch (DON'T remove the one furthest away from the coupling as this is supporting the damper spring) and take it to the tool shop and ask them for a Torx key to fit the bolt. They usually fit on the end of a ratchet very similar to how a socket fits so once you have one you can keep it just in case you ever need it again in the future.

how do you take the bolts out to take one to a shop to get the correct size when you dont have one??????

sugolly:  Wham! you copped me out, well I admit I must be a bit of a plonker not even thinking this. Sounds like a funny Irish joke!

When I removed my Alko hitch I can remember now that it wasn't a ' Torx ' bolt but a standard hexagonal bolt that's why I wasn't thinking straight. Sorry folks, I admit it was a mistake although it was quite funny.