Anyone use this devise to stop hitch rattle. About to drive me crazy.
Anyone use this devise to stop hitch rattle. About to drive me crazy.
I watched their Youtube video. Neat device. But, the same thing can be done by driving a couple wood or metal wedges between the receiver and drawbar.
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I welded a 5/8" nut to the receiver tube and tighten a bolt in it to keep movement out.
It's time consuming and a PIA to do but it's cheap and it works .
Take a welder and run a couple of short beads on the top and one side of the receiver. Then grind em back in a wedge shape to shim it tight. May have to use a hammer the first few times if you need to remove it.. But will stop the rattle and pop.
Thanks guys.
I use one similar to this.
https://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Locks...ero/63232.html
It's not always a loose hitch/receiver. Mine did the same thing, but when I rebuilt the Surge Brake Cylinder and replaced the surge shock, now I have no problem. Until I did that, I used a U-Bolt with the top over the lip on the receiver and the bar under the hitch. That made the connection solid, and the hitch couldn't move.
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I use some of my leftover silicon caulk from around the house jobs. Put several rows of silicon down each side of the square shank and a good ring around the opening in the receiver (part attached to the tow vehicle) and insert the shank. Let dry for a day or so before towing and leave in for the season. Sometimes I have to tie a rope to the ball and to a telephone pole to get it out - we are not supposed to have a bare ball with no trailer on it in this great, over regulated state !!. Guess some law maker saw Bill Dance wack his knee on an exposed trailer hitch ball.
I used to tape my hitch and pound it in the receiver. I removed it, drilled and tapped the side of the receiver for a 5/16 x 18 bolt which I use with a locking nut to lock it after I tighten it against the hitch bar. Voila! No more clunking.
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