Loose Receiver

[mnaquaman]

Do any of you use a devise to tighten your ball mount into your receiver?

I am feeling if I could remove the movement between the shank and the receiver that I would have a slightly better ride and decrease the amount of wear on the shank & receiver?

Thanks, I would appreciated your thoughts!

Happy Camping & safe travels!!

[Grumpy]

Search "Hitch Silencer" on Amazon

[tjpolsin]

Originally Posted by mnaquaman

Do any of you use a devise to tighten your ball mount into your receiver?

I am feeling if I could remove the movement between the shank and the receiver that I would have a slightly better ride and decrease the amount of wear on the shank & receiver?

Thanks, I would appreciated your thoughts!

Happy Camping & safe travels!!

The nut on your ball shank is loose? (no pun intended)
drive your vehicle with the ball mount down to your local U-haul or tool rental center. Ask them if they wouldn't mind torquing down that nut for you. Check the specs, but it is probably 450ft/lbs. No one has a cresent wrench that big.

[mnaquaman]

The ball is perfectly tight! the hitch insert into the receiver on the vehicle is pretty sloppy!

[JFlightRisk]

Here's what Grumpy is referring to. There are several different variations available. https://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Anti-...CABEgLsOfD_BwE

[RogerR]

I have one like this to keep my hitch rack stable when we travel with it.


https://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Anti-...ophy/RSCP.html


Just have to tighten it down and it pinches the connection tight.

[DMRGMC]

I drilled and tapped both sides the receiver sleeve about an 1 1/2” or so before the receiver pin hole and use a 1/2” bolt on each side to tighten up against the receiver insert. Works great. Didn’t cost a dime, had the materials on hand.

[gladecreekwy]

I cut a piece of mt bike tire tube and slipped it over the shank. Problem solved.

[Demiles]

The best one Hitch tightener: no wobble, anti rattle stabilizer device for hitch accessories

[jbrnigan]

I use this one....absolutely NO shank movement

[Screwby]

I’m amazed at this simple thing. Hitch is rock solid now, no more clunking around. Makes it a bit more tedious than pulling a pin to get the hitch out but worth it.

[Packerbacker_TX]

Is it like throwing a hotdog down a hallway? (LOL) - But seriously, what size receiver and hitch are you using? My truck has a 3" receiver an my hitch needs a sleeve to take up the slack.

[DocBrown]

Originally Posted by tjpolsin

No one has a cresent wrench that big.

Umm, yes, lots of people do. I have large channel locks that will handle this size also.

[Screwby]

Originally Posted by DocBrown

Umm, yes, lots of people do. I have large channel locks that will handle this size also.

He’s apparently not been in my toolbox lately.

[Texdan25]

Originally Posted by Screwby

I’m amazed at this simple thing. Hitch is rock solid now, no more clunking around. Makes it a bit more tedious than pulling a pin to get the hitch out but worth it.

Where did you get this Screwby? I have the same problem, using a 2" shank in a 2-1/2 inch receiver with an adapter that has lots of play.


Nevermind, looks like it's the hitch silencer posted earlier by Grumpy. So this thing works good with an 2-1/2" to 2" adapter?

[Texdan25]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

Search "Hitch Silencer" on Amazon

Will these silencers work on the adapters you use to go from a 2-1/2 hitch to 2"?

[Screwby]

Originally Posted by Texdan25

Where did you get this Screwby? I have the same problem, using a 2" shank in a 2-1/2 inch receiver with an adapter that has lots of play.


Nevermind, looks like it's the hitch silencer posted earlier by Grumpy. So this thing works good with an 2-1/2" to 2" adapter?

Mine really shouldn’t have worked but it hits the gusset welded to my hitch. If it was a normal square hitch the angled part that’s supposed to hit would be too short. If that were the case I’d have welded a piece of flat steel or two to the hitch to make the difference. It’s rock solid, just did a 6 hour round trip with it and it’s the best $12 I’ve spent in a long long time

[Texdan25]

Originally Posted by Screwby

Mine really shouldn’t have worked but it hits the gusset welded to my hitch. If it was a normal square hitch the angled part that’s supposed to hit would be too short. If that were the case I’d have welded a piece of flat steel or two to the hitch to make the difference. It’s rock solid, just did a 6 hour round trip with it and it’s the best $12 I’ve spent in a long long time

I'm thinking about having my neighbor weld my adapter to the truck hitch, I would think that would work?

[SloPoke]

Originally Posted by Screwby

He’s apparently not been in my toolbox lately.

Yep... mine too.

But those who want a cheap solution for under $8:
https://www.harborfreight.com/hitch-...nch-95494.html

[Screwby]

Originally Posted by Texdan25

I'm thinking about having my neighbor weld my adapter to the truck hitch, I would think that would work?

100% would work. It just needs a piece of steel to take up the gap between the hitch silencer plate and the square hitch tube. I can’t even relay how much better it pulls. I had no idea that annoying clunking and rattling was letting the camper buck and jiggle so much. Much better “seat of the pants” experience.