Rattle Genuine Tow Hitch Receiver Fix???

[Baytown]

Hi everyone.

Our new MY 2022 D350 with the factory tow hitch receiver and hitch is seriously clunky when towing our 8x5 tandom trailer, let alone what it will be like towing the 20.6 ZoneRV Off road caravan when it arrives.

The hitch receiver isn’t equiped with a bolt to tighten the hitch up to prevent rattle, as per say a Hayman Reece unit or other tow hitch so has anyone else with a factory late model hitch experienced the same noisy towing and if so, have you been able to retrofit a fix such as a jam bolt for the tow hitch or some other work around?

Im seriously surprised that Range Rover would sign off on a tow bar with this much play in it (seeing as horse floats are a target market) and may even refer it back to the dealer for review as in all my towing, it’s the worse I’ve ever experienced, and that includes my Defender with its current Pintle hook military trailer and Dixon Bate NATO hitch!

Thanks for any info and best wishes.

Ken

[SBD4]

Hi everyone.

Our new MY 2022 D350 with the factory tow hitch receiver and hitch is seriously clunky when towing our 8x5 tandom trailer, let alone what it will be like towing the 20.6 ZoneRV Off road caravan when it arrives.

The hitch receiver isn’t equiped with a bolt to tighten the hitch up to prevent rattle, as per say a Hayman Reece unit or other tow hitch so has anyone else with a factory late model hitch experienced the same noisy towing and if so, have you been able to retrofit a fix such as a jam bolt for the tow hitch or some other work around?

Im seriously surprised that Range Rover would sign off on a tow bar with this much play in it (seeing as horse floats are a target market) and may even refer it back to the dealer for review as in all my towing, it’s the worse I’ve ever experienced, and that includes my Defender with its current Pintle hook military trailer and Dixon Bate NATO hitch!

Thanks for any info and best wishes.

Ken

Something like this should sort it out (I assume it is a standard hitch set up):


https://youtu.be/Ko4wV-dn7K8

[Baytown]

Thanks Sean!
I had one of these a few years ago but lost the parts to it , used it on the Defender.
‘I’m off to EBay to order another for the Rangie.
Good on you Sean mate.👍
‘I’ll report back with how it improves the towing experience.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

English square tubing used to make the rear tow point is 52mm ID

The Australian supplied tongue is the standard Hayman Reese 50mm OD



To the Owners that tow stuff,, does the hitch bang around much?
it flops around like a ***** in a post hole


with this much slop wont the ball weight pivot on the pin?


can anyone measure a standard GEN hayman Reese receiver please?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Are there pics anywhere of how the hitch is mounted to the car?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Just talked to a Customer Service Rep for Hayman Reese (Cequent ?)

and the receiver has "a tolerance of 1-2mm"

I'm sure the steel supplier is good with that...... [bighmmm]



omg....

[SBD4]

English square tubing used to make the rear tow point is 52mm ID

The Australian supplied tongue is the standard Hayman Reese 50mm OD



To the Owners that tow stuff,, does the hitch bang around much?
it flops around like a ***** in a post hole


with this much slop wont the ball weight pivot on the pin?


can anyone measure a standard GEN hayman Reese receiver please?

Check out this thread Pete, it might have what you need:

Rattle Genuine Tow Hitch Receiver Fix??? (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/l494-range-rover-sport/286982-rattle-genuine-tow-hitch-receiver-fix.html)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

anti rattle thingo on!

will report this evening,,,,


Milenco mirrors on!

will report this evening,,,,

[Australiandad]

Looks like a great product, however isn’t the Land Rover, Range Rover ball assembly supposed to a solid 2” section of steel as opposed to the hollow one?

[Baytown]

Dad, I’m pretty sure the OEM box section hitch arm is hollow, but I’ll check this afternoon.
I’ve removed it from the vehicle so haven’t fitted the anti rattle pin assembly from Hayman Reece yet, but again, I’m sure it’s standard hollow box section.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I got mine from Repco.. 2 minute job,
did the nut up with a 3/8 ratchet, rather that that silly spanner

no clunks yet after a whole 2 days[bigrolf]

[StewG]

The LR hitch receiver on my D4 and the hitch arm is as sloppy as... I don't have any swaying problem, but to stop the surging when towing a 2.6 Tonne caravan I made up an anti rattle gadget consisting of a couple of bits of angle iron forced into each end of the receiver and held together by a length of threaded rod with nyloc nuts. This worked well for a couple of trips, but is a mongrel to fit and tends to loosen because of the gradual squeezing of the angle bits. I am impressed with the "silent hitch pin from Hayman Reese" and will try it out.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

After seeing how it fits/works, all i can think is the friction of the two tubes walls squeezed together is greater somehow than the ball weight...

[Tombie]

$17 job done…

SCA Tow Hitch, Clamp | Supercheap Auto (https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/sca-sca-tow-hitch-clamp/519629.html)

[Tombie]

$17 job done…

SCA Tow Hitch, Clamp | Supercheap Auto (https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/sca-sca-tow-hitch-clamp/519629.html)

Or $25

ANTI RATTLE HITCH BRACKET BALL MOUNT TONGUE TOW BAR TRAILER CAMPER | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ANTI-RATTLE-HITCH-BRACKET-BALL-MOUNT-TONGUE-TOW-BAR-TRAILER-CAMPER-/251848033024'mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0)

[whitedisco]

I bought the Hayman Reese 55038 Silent Hitch pin shown in some posts above. Hayman Reese 55038 - Silent Hitch Pin | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/153296901543)

It is too short by 2 or 3 mm for the standard D4 receiver which is 70 mm from outside to outside.
Hayman Reece on the phone said yes it is too short for some eg 200 series, Nissans etc. Also apparently too short for all D3 and D4 so I should send it back.

Their market research seems a bit off!!

Is looks good so I machined a bit off the face of the head end of the pin to make it fit.

All good now.

cheers

[ian4002000]

The problem with the hitches is the amount of gap between hitch and receiver. The best idea is to remove the gap and get the hitch to put load onto all of the receiver area not just the pin and ends of the hitch. Ford Rangers often bending the receiving tube due to excessive loads on the ends.

When I became annoyed with the amount of rattle in my late model hitches , I came up with some spacers that I insert above and blow the hitch and if excessive side movement I add one or two to the sides of the hitch. The spacers remove nearly all the movement and the hitch is quite tight to fit in.
Then if there is an adjustment bolt I will take out the last little bit of movement.
I had made up some galvanised strips of steel I think 30 mm wide and approx 200mm long. in various thicknesses between 0.8 and 1.5 mm. With an assortment of these shims i can reduce the rattle in most hitches. When using shims on the side I drill a hole for the pin. Ford rangers are the worst I have seen but most are not good and need a shim.

Ian
Bittern