I went to buy one of these at my local trailer shop, he didn’t sell them, he said on his own hitch he used a shim made from a folded piece of plastic milk bottle - it works brilliantly - recycling at its best
That's an alright short-term solution, but eventually that milk carton material will get shredded. Or, you could use a purpose-built anti-rattle solution like # e99007 which would work great, that you wouldn't need to worry about. www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Anti-Rattle/etrailer/e99007.html
Electrician tape doesn''t last long. Guess makers of towing connections never had to turn down a crankshaft to a tolerance of 1/10,000 of an inch. Towing connections aren't rocket science. Someday a connection that fits without any need for correction will be made and all these pieces of junk will be obsolete. Maybe I should do that!
Out of curiosity, are the tow hitch connection systems all designed with this play on purpose? I could see it being useful in that when things start to rust, there will always be enough play to connect/disconnect. But it sure is annoying (and sometimes scary!) how things can clunk around when under load.
It's a matter of manufacturing tolerances. The receiver needs to be a bit larger than the shank of the drawbar or other hitch mounted accessory or they could get stuck together and rust. The movement you're experiencing is unavoidable, unfortunately.
I'm not sure what you're referring to as 'sleeve style'. You can see a link to the various hitch anti-rattle devices we offer below: www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Hitch_Anti%7ERattle.aspx
I went to buy one of these at my local trailer shop, he didn’t sell them, he said on his own hitch he used a shim made from a folded piece of plastic milk bottle - it works brilliantly - recycling at its best
That's an alright short-term solution, but eventually that milk carton material will get shredded. Or, you could use a purpose-built anti-rattle solution like # e99007 which would work great, that you wouldn't need to worry about.
www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Anti-Rattle/etrailer/e99007.html
@@etrailer I have plenty of Milk Cartons 👍
Electrician tape doesn''t last long. Guess makers of towing connections never had to turn down a crankshaft to a tolerance of 1/10,000 of an inch. Towing connections aren't rocket science. Someday a connection that fits without any need for correction will be made and all these pieces of junk will be obsolete. Maybe I should do that!
Let us know!
Black electrician tape 😲
Using electrical tape can be a temporary solution, but it will deteriorate over time so it wouldn't be a good choice in the long run.
Worked perfectly for me, thanks!!
Out of curiosity, are the tow hitch connection systems all designed with this play on purpose?
I could see it being useful in that when things start to rust, there will always be enough play to connect/disconnect.
But it sure is annoying (and sometimes scary!) how things can clunk around when under load.
It's a matter of manufacturing tolerances. The receiver needs to be a bit larger than the shank of the drawbar or other hitch mounted accessory or they could get stuck together and rust. The movement you're experiencing is unavoidable, unfortunately.
I looked and I do not see the sleeve style that has the slight taper to absorb room. Do you all not sell them anymore?
I'm not sure what you're referring to as 'sleeve style'. You can see a link to the various hitch anti-rattle devices we offer below:
www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Hitch_Anti%7ERattle.aspx