2" Receiver Shackle - $22 shipped

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:33 am

I just bought this:

from here:

http://www.andale.com/stores/sf_itemHome.jsp?lid=282090678&cid=11582461&mode=1

It looks very sturdy, and it was the right price. HOWEVER - my hitch pin doesn't fit through it! It's very close to fitting but not quite. My pin is a locking Reese. I might bring the shackle into a tow place and finding a locking pin that does fit....or drilling the holes out a little larger.

chefdab · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:05 am

Since your pin doesn't fit, it might be only rated to the weight of a class 2 hitch not a class 3. Check and make sure the hook has a high enough pull rating before you use it.

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:40 am

chefdab wrote:

Since your pin doesn't fit, it might be only rated to the weight of a class 2 hitch not a class 3. Check and make sure the hook has a high enough pull rating before you use it.

Pretty sure class II is always 1 1/4" and Class III is always 2" (the shackle and receiver are both 2", and the receiver is a class III)

The pin hole in the shackle is *technically* the right size, but the pin just BARELY doesn't fit. Probably a slight out-of-tolerance on the manufacturing. I bet a normal hitch pin would fit but the locking one doesn't, or something.

bighause · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:46 am

Try a drill bit, should fix you right up.

bennybmn · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:12 am

Drill it!

Make sure that thing is in a good solid vice.... Did you ever take Grunge at WPI?

LibertyCRD · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:28 am

Se7enLC wrote:

chefdab wrote:

Since your pin doesn't fit, it might be only rated to the weight of a class 2 hitch not a class 3. Check and make sure the hook has a high enough pull rating before you use it.

Pretty sure class II is always 1 1/4" and Class III is always 2" (the shackle and receiver are both 2", and the receiver is a class III)

The pin hole in the shackle is *technically* the right size, but the pin just BARELY doesn't fit. Probably a slight out-of-tolerance on the manufacturing. I bet a normal hitch pin would fit but the locking one doesn't, or something.

I just got a reciever hitch tow hook a few weeks ago, and my pin didn't fit either. Same thing as you...technically was the right size, but just needed a slight slight bit drilled out for the pin to slide on through. I ended up forcing the pin on through by hand, and once I did that it loosened up a little more and works OK now.

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:39 am

LibertyCRD wrote:

Se7enLC wrote:

chefdab wrote:

Since your pin doesn't fit, it might be only rated to the weight of a class 2 hitch not a class 3. Check and make sure the hook has a high enough pull rating before you use it.

Pretty sure class II is always 1 1/4" and Class III is always 2" (the shackle and receiver are both 2", and the receiver is a class III)

The pin hole in the shackle is *technically* the right size, but the pin just BARELY doesn't fit. Probably a slight out-of-tolerance on the manufacturing. I bet a normal hitch pin would fit but the locking one doesn't, or something.

I just got a reciever hitch tow hook a few weeks ago, and my pin didn't fit either. Same thing as you...technically was the right size, but just needed a slight slight bit drilled out for the pin to slide on through. I ended up forcing the pin on through by hand, and once I did that it loosened up a little more and works OK now.

Ok, so it's a common-enough thing, then.

I'll give that a try before drilling. It's going to be difficult to find a drill bit that is "just slightly larger than 5/8", especially since my drill is one of those small little ones. Maybe a hand file would be enough...

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:18 pm

Could just be the paint build-up in the hole? I would put a smaller drill bit in the hole and try taking some of the paint off before I drilled the hole bigger. That could make it rattle like crazy.

dog_party · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:19 pm

Good find on the shackle! I'm going to be getting one of those shortly.

Got a Dremel? Put a metal brush polishing tip on it and push it through there a few times. I'll bet the black finish put it out of tolerance.

You could use one of these in your little drill too, if you don't have a Dremel.

bennybmn · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:55 pm

Dremel is great. Grinding stone or small sanding wheel could give you the tolerance you need. Or a file. Either way. If you wanna drill, go step by step if you can. They may larger than 3/8" bits with a smaller shank so you can use your regular drill on it.

TomCat · **Posted:** Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:58 pm

Quote:

Since your pin doesn't fit, it might be only rated to the weight of a class 2 hitch not a class 3. Check and make sure the hook has a high enough pull rating before you use it.

Pin is same size for both class 11 and class 111 hitches.
Dremel is an excellent suggestion, I had to use one to get my locking pin to fit in my class 11 hitch. It doesn't take much to make it fit.

2" Receiver Shackle - $22 shipped

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