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CharlieM 
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Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
 Topic: Hitch RattlePosted: 08 Apr 2014 at 6:29pm |
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Or you can drill and tap the receiver for a 3/8" SS bolt. Works great. Cheap too, especially if you have, or have access to, the tap.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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fwunder
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Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2014 at 5:46pm |
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That's a great solution and one I wish I had. I do have a Thule bike rack that has a similar "bolt on" sleeve which works great.
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp 
Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2014 at 5:36pm |
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My hitch actually has a welded nut on it, with a hole through the sleeve, a couple inches back of the pin hole. Slide your draw bar in, put in locking pin, then turn a couple threads on the bolt, and walla.. silence.
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fwunder
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Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2014 at 5:33pm |
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I know that a little play in receiver hitch is normal and with the weight of the Pod it's a non issue but, when I'm just using the WDH attached bike rack without the pod attached or pulling a smaller utility trailer the rattle and movement is annoying.
I came across this simple device and am wondering if anyone has used one. It's a U-Bolt Beam clamp and can be found in most big box hardware stores: Or a more expensive and slightly heavier duty version: If nothing else it does look like a cheap and effective light load rattle solution if it doesn't cause damage to the hitch. fred
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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