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Towing Again

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I looked at this and the hole for the locking pin is too far back
Measurements off mine:
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From back of flange:
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I should note that there is a degree of free play when fitted. In both the horizontal & vertical it's a few mm each way. It's less that on my Dixon Bate adjustable however. On a similar setup in the past, there was a tapped thread for a small bolt and a locknut to take up some of this movement. I'm not sure if it worked or not, given the force involved?
So, I was having another look today at this free play issue and noticed that there's a nut welded underneath the Vertical Towing Interface that takes an M10 thread:
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And if you wind a bolt in:
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It pops out inside the hitch receiver:
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With a suitable lock nut, I think I may have found Ineos's solution to free play. I just need to find out if the vehicle mine came off has such a bolt in place and I missed it; or whether anyone ordering the part can tell me if it's included with it?

And as everyone likes Wera:
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They're only designed to keep the hitch quiet when NOT towing. If you use it while towing the forces involved can 'mushroom' the bolt inside the receiver & you'll never get it out.
Yes, I queried the forces in an earlier post, but hadn't thought of this effect. 😬

Thanks, I've never seen these before, but I can see the sense of them. Will try and see if there's a UK or maybe Amazon seller. 👍
 
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The 2" receiver drop hitch is standard towing equipment in the US. Look for any hitch that is listed for a class 3 or class 4 receiver. You can also cut some inches off the end of the receiver if it doesn't slide in far enough. I have done this in the past. Of course I don't know what the laws are in Europe.
 

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Check the British regulations if the UN ECE doesn't apply to you anymore.

AWo
So how did we do it when it did?

[By the way it still does apply...]
 
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Just a back to back comparison of the relative towing heights of these two:
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I commented on the Ineos/Brink previously that the R clip was a very loose fit, that and the fact that Dixon Bate fit two to each pin; having tried them back to back, they are poles apart. The Brink R clip is going in the bin and I'll use one of the Dixon Bate ones. They are the same diameter.

From a visual point of view the Brink should be an upgrade with it's double winding. All that I can think is that it's actually a size too big for that pin diameter; but who makes that kind of mistake...
 
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