Thread: Calling for assistance from towing gurus

Originally Posted by Graekynn

Harrop e-locker. Car seems to corner fine and no strange noises or steering feedback, maybe its just my paranoia, but the needle just seemed to drop real fast on the return trip and I was wondering whether incorrect preloads or even just the fact that its a new 'tight' centre might be causing drag.

Again it may be nothing, but I swear whenever I get someone else to touch my car there is always some bull**** like that that happens....

I would expect it to have not affected the fuel consumption. If its absorbing energy while unlocked you will feel a big temp difference between the front and rear diffs after a run. The rear may be a little hotter because its a hypoid diff, but if its dragging enough to see it in the economy it will be significantly hotter. But the diff should be either locked or unlocked, if its locked you will notice it in the carpark pretty quickly.

What he said.
If it was fitted correctly and its unlocked it should not make any difference.

I have a Hayman Reece hitch on my D2a and it has a moulded face on it to hold the ball .

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There is NO excuse for the Shoddy work done on your hitch whatsoever, Take it back and get it done correctly

Yea agree id be checking the rest of the install for other issues, looks like the ball would of been clamped in a vice then tightened onto the hitch. I wouldnt be surprised if They probably tighten them all like that.

Originally Posted by Graekynn

I recently paid to have, amongst other things, a hayman reese towbar fitted to my 90. Everything looked fine in the afternoon light so I drove home. Fast forward to today, I decide to remove the receiver hitch just incase someone takes a liking to it and pinches it. Upon removal and closer inspection I noticed the mechanic used vice grips to hold the ball in place while tightening it up. This has left deep gouges in the ball on both sides:






To say I'm disappointed is an understatement as you spend good money on professional labour to see a rookie move like this. My question to the brains trust is, can gouges like these damage the cup on the trailer or cause any issues while towing?

I guess nobody pointed out the flats below the ball put there for that very purpose? Sheesh.

Originally Posted by johntins

I guess nobody pointed out the flats below the ball put there for that very purpose? Sheesh.

The ball is wider than the flats, its been put in a vice (most likely sideways) if you look clostly you can see a set of marks in one of the pics where the leading edge of a flat is marked up.

most likely they put it in the vice , put the torque on and its turned until the leading edge of the flat made contact.


Definately a 3 letter company job..

Originally Posted by johntins

I guess nobody pointed out the flats below the ball put there for that very purpose? Sheesh.

What is not to understand about comment number 3 ?

Originally Posted by DeeJay

What is not to understand about comment number 3 ?

I think he meant to the installer.