Questions tagged [trailer-hitch]
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What are the advantages of a dealer-installed hitch?
I recall a day when adding just A/C would mean adding several other options to a vehicle, at a price tag that's three or so times what would be justified for an A/C—but at least those were useful add-ons.
A hitch nowadays, as it perhaps always has…
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If you have a ball-and-socket hitch, you will also need to attach safety chains between the trailer and the towing vehicle
How come the following requirement doesn't apply to fifth-wheel trailers? Thank you!
"If you have a ball-and-socket hitch, you will also need to attach safety chains between the trailer and the towing vehicle. Chains should be crossed under the…
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How many times can I re-use a screw-in hitch pin?
I have a hitch mounted bike rack with a screw-in hitch-pin (the pin is half-threaded and screws into threads in the part of the bike rack that slides into the hitch receiver tube). It has a lock washer and flat washer on it too.
I mount and dismount…
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How to remove a stuck 2" hitch ball mount?
My US car has a standard 2" hitch receiver. The ball mount insert is stuck in the receiver. Its this type:
I can remove the pin easily. The mount wiggles around in the receiver (side to side) and can slide forward/backwards slightly (~1/8") with…
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How to clean weld nut for trailer hitch install
I'm installing a trailer hitch to a 2005 Toyota Sienna. To install it you put some bolts through it into the underside of the carriage into what are apparently termed "weld nuts" in the frame.
Problem is, they are right by the tires and subject…
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