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15th September 2011, 01:20 PM
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A good towing hitch mod for those who have them.
Here's a good mod for you all.
If you drill a hole into the very corner of your hitch receiver close to the opening & weld a high tensile nut over the hole to make it captive accompanied with a bolt to suit & an extra nut to use as a lock nut you can fit the hitch of your choice then tighten up the bolt in the captive nut & lock it up with the extra nut (lock nut) & all your rattles are gone.
Your hitch will not rattle or even move a whisker with this mod & that means no clanging & banging or vibrations from the back when towing which can become nothing short of irritating over a long trip.
Tips:
When welding on the nut be sure its going to point the bolt in the direction of the apposing corner (ie: if you drill the L/H bottom corner then have the bolt pointing to the R/H upper corner) so when you tighten the bolt the hitch itself will be forced up against the opposing corner keeping it tight & movement free
Last edited by patch697; 15th September 2011 at 04:32 PM.
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15th September 2011 01:20 PM
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18th September 2011, 07:51 AM
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Hey Patch,
Thought I would post these up so people can see what you mean,
This is a hayman reece hitch on the back of the cook's Honda CRV, they have drilled and tapped the corner of the hitch receiver.
Isn't a bad anti theft device either
Mark
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18th September 2011, 10:04 AM
#3
Originally Posted by
MC97GQ
Hey Patch,
Thought I would post these up so people can see what you mean,
This is a hayman reece hitch on the back of the cook's Honda CRV, they have drilled and tapped the corner of the hitch receiver.
Isn't a bad anti theft device either
Mark
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Your a star mate, thats what I was talking about.
Cheers
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18th September 2011, 10:42 AM
#4
SUCH IS LIFE
Originally Posted by
MC97GQ
Hey Patch,
Thought I would post these up so people can see what you mean,
This is a hayman reece hitch on the back of the cook's Honda CRV, they have drilled and tapped the corner of the hitch receiver.
Isn't a bad anti theft device either
Mark
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Thanks for the pics mate...now I understand..LOLOLOL
I think some new H&R tow bars have this kind of system on them...and you're right bloody nearly imposable to get off unless you have a spanner.
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20th September 2011, 07:47 AM
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Beginner
Also for those who do this mod, its better to put the bolt on the top. If underneith, the weight of the load your towing will make the hitch rub into the bolt, thus leaving a groove in in your hitch and making it losse agian, with it on top it rairly wares at all.
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24th September 2011, 09:50 PM
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Thanks for the info team.
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25th September 2011, 04:40 AM
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Legendary
Originally Posted by
patch697
Here's a good mod for you all.
If you drill a hole into the very corner of your hitch receiver close to the opening & weld a high tensile nut over the hole to make it captive accompanied with a bolt to suit & an extra nut to use as a lock nut you can fit the hitch of your choice then tighten up the bolt in the captive nut & lock it up with the extra nut (lock nut) & all your rattles are gone.
Your hitch will not rattle or even move a whisker with this mod & that means no clanging & banging or vibrations from the back when towing which can become nothing short of irritating over a long trip.
Tips:
When welding on the nut be sure its going to point the bolt in the direction of the apposing corner (ie: if you drill the L/H bottom corner then have the bolt pointing to the R/H upper corner) so when you tighten the bolt the hitch itself will be forced up against the opposing corner keeping it tight & movement free
dont forget to disconect batteries when welding
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28th October 2011, 11:48 PM
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18th February 2012, 06:25 AM
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