Factory Receiver Hitch
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Factory Receiver Hitch
My truck has the factory hitch receiver with an adapter so it can except a standard 2" ball mount. This adapter creates a very uncomforting sound while towing a small boat. Does anyone else experience this noise and what is best way to handle it, without replacing the ball mount?
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OK, maybe but every time I go over a bump it sounds like the trailer just disconnected from my truck. I guess I'm just paranoid but I'm thinking about getting a 2-1/2" ball mount.
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have never heard the noise and have been towing since day one. i have always thrown around the idea tho of tack welding the think in there so i dont lose it as stated above. just havent done so due to the fact i have a hitch in there that never comes out probably 10 months out of the year.
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silicone...4 dabs on the sleeve after cleaning the receiver eliminates movement and noise and is by no means going to be permanent or rust.
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You say small boat and that's the issue there. If the trailer is light on the tongue, it will make a hell of a racket from the hitch. I had a 7k car trailer that I bought for my F150, which it worked fine empty or loaded. When I went to a 1 ton, the trailer would jar and bounce all over in the hitch, just because it was light in front unless loaded, and would not compress the truck springs whatsoever. I always ran the WDH hooked up light with the trailer empty on the 1 ton, just to keep a little preload on the itch and keep it quiet. I realize that the WDH isn't reall an option on most boat trailers, but I know that noise, and it is miserable.
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I have found it very difficult to find a 2 1/2" hitch. I haven't looked in over a year, so that may have changed since the receiver is more common now.
Someone recently mentioned wrapping the sleeve with duct tape to tighten it up. Should help for a little while, then just re-do it.
Someone recently mentioned wrapping the sleeve with duct tape to tighten it up. Should help for a little while, then just re-do it.
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I have found it very difficult to find a 2 1/2" hitch. I haven't looked in over a year, so that may have changed since the receiver is more common now.
Someone recently mentioned wrapping the sleeve with duct tape to tighten it up. Should help for a little while, then just re-do it.
Someone recently mentioned wrapping the sleeve with duct tape to tighten it up. Should help for a little while, then just re-do it.
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The problem here is you loose the grounding capabilities when you place an insulator (duct tape) between the sleeve and the receiver opening. I like Savages' fix, assuming it doesn't cause the same issue I already mentioned. I choose to use the rust method. I've been meaning to tac weld it, but, haven't got there yet.
Still like the idea of a 2.5" hitch. Has anyone found any?
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You say small boat and that's the issue there. If the trailer is light on the tongue, it will make a hell of a racket from the hitch. I had a 7k car trailer that I bought for my F150, which it worked fine empty or loaded. When I went to a 1 ton, the trailer would jar and bounce all over in the hitch, just because it was light in front unless loaded, and would not compress the truck springs whatsoever. I always ran the WDH hooked up light with the trailer empty on the 1 ton, just to keep a little preload on the itch and keep it quiet. I realize that the WDH isn't reall an option on most boat trailers, but I know that noise, and it is miserable.
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I have seen them here in town at the local trailer sales place. I'm just too cheap to shell out bucks to replace all my ball mounts. I would think Google would yield some results.
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I have found it very difficult to find a 2 1/2" hitch. I haven't looked in over a year, so that may have changed since the receiver is more common now.
Someone recently mentioned wrapping the sleeve with duct tape to tighten it up. Should help for a little while, then just re-do it.
Someone recently mentioned wrapping the sleeve with duct tape to tighten it up. Should help for a little while, then just re-do it.
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Ya I could never figure out why theres so much slop in these hitches, adapters, drops, in my case just the slide in drop and/or lock pin. Is the design suppose to have slop in it? I have a 12" drop on mine, an man it starts to amplify what ur haulin. Cant they design it with a tighter tolerance? Be nice if someone with some kinda engineering experience or senior user can answer this or offer some info.
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