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Thank goodness I found this one before I spent a bunch of money having the rearend worked on. When getting up or down on the throttle, it would sometimes make a sharp bang in the rear end. It took me a while to realize that it only did it while towing. It came down to an oversized pin hole in the receiver hitch. It was always rattling so I put on one of those bolt-on anti-rattle things. It totally eliminated the rattle. However, when using the throttle hard, it allowed the ball mount to jump back and forth 1/8" under the antirattle thing. It's amazing how much noise that can make. I fixed it with some small nails. I cut them down to 1/4" and stuck them in the holes beside the pin. I replaced the pin with a grade 8 bolt and nut to keep them in place. I'll just have to carry 2 15/16" wrenches if I ever need to take it off.
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Why not get the right size pin?
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Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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Why not get the right size pin? That would involve either drilling out an expensive ball mount or buying a new one. This one has an extension for the sway bar.
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Right sized pin is the key. Probably need a 3/4" pin, not 5/8".
No drilling necessary.
I wouldn't put much faith in the soft nails lasting long.
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Why not get the right size pin? That would involve either drilling out an expensive ball mount or buying a new one. This one has an extension for the sway bar. And the problem is? The RIGHT size hole and pin beats the hell outta niqqer riqqing it......
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My Chevy has the 2&1/2 " receiver with the insert for a 2". Those really rattle.I did buy one of those U shaped anti rattle gizmos and it does work.
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We always run a weld down the forward facing top edge of the hitch and grind until it makes a tight fit.
Sometimes on one side as well.
Nails? Not so much.
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I think I have a spare pin out in the truck that has an adapter sleeve for larger holes.
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Run an undersized hitch pin for long and it’ll need drilled anyway. Unless you find the right size and shape oblong pin that is.
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