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]
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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]
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.
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...
$17 job done…
SCA Tow Hitch, Clamp | Supercheap Auto
Or $25Quote:
Originally Posted by Tombie
ANTI RATTLE HITCH BRACKET BALL MOUNT TONGUE TOW BAR TRAILER CAMPER | eBay
I bought the Hayman Reese 55038 Silent Hitch pin shown in some posts above. Hayman Reese 55038 - Silent Hitch Pin | eBay
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
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