Installing and Using Various Hitch Anti-Rattle Mechanisms 

In case it is helpful, here are all my van videos in a single playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLxdnSsBqCrrF5nO7cmNTc4cct0miFWdO6. Please let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks for watching!

Extremely well done explanations and straightforward & clear "how-to" and "what this does" instructional video, Chris.

Thanks for not spending 12 minutes telling us about your childhood and showing your cat videos. I like videos that get to the point.

Adding a lock on hitch pin works very well to stop thieves

Hey Christopher, thanks for another great van video. Several years ago I purchased a bike rack that had a nut welded inside of the hitch shaft, a partially threaded pin and some rubber bushings to eliminate rattle. I thought that was great. I didn't realize that the same concept was available as an after-market device -- I look forward to using one of these! Back in January we purchased a Transit passenger van with the idea that we would turn it into a part-time camper/utility/passenger vehicle, and your videos have been very helpful. Converting a van to a single purpose (like camping) is involved, but relatively straightforward. Making everything modular so that you can use the van for multiple purposes -- now that's a challenge.

Could you have used the second U bolt and plate unit by putting the plate on top and the U bolt underneath? Also it's been 2 years since you made the video, how is everything holding up?

Exactly the information I need.... thanks for a great instructional video.

Thank you for all your videos

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I got the anti-rattle hardware with a cargo basket and had no idea what it was or how to use it.

Thank you! This was hugely helpful!! 💐💐💐

Another great van video! Thanks Chris!

Well done! Thank you.

Thank you sir for this info it’s defiantly what I was looking for !

Super useful information! Thank you

Excellent video!

Interesting video. I just saw a new anti-rattle clamp that's super easy to install without bolts/wrench. It's called the Hitch Hugger by Dakota Metal Works. Works super easy but may not work with all setups other than pickups.

Thank you sure for this video it was what I was looking for !!!!

Very helpful. Thank you.

Super helpful, thank you!

Uh? Flip over the second clamp. I run mine upside down on my truck. Works just fine.

Thank you very much for your videos I learn a lot from them. Plz can you continue your control system lectures and do some hardware in the loop tutorials

Nice demo…thanks

I remember seeing a control systems video from you and clicked.. pleasantly surprised..

Great video 👍🏼

Thanks! Succinct and helpful. Bon voyage.

Great video thanks!

This is such a good vid that I decided to subscribe.

Good video very helpfull.

I recommend the MaxHaul 2" hitch pin stabilizer instead of the curt one. It has the benefit of having a lock. I would also use a lock pin at the main connect as well to make it harder to steal.

Could you just put the plate on the top so that the hitch clamp is upside/down for you platform?

Great video! You should be on TV 😀

I remember seeing a control systems video from you and clicked.. pleasantly surprised. Please do control systems when you can.

Hi Chris. I am new to this topic. I just bought a 2” receiver hitch that rattles a lot when I installed a 1 1/2” bike rack that has a 2” adapter in place. What is the name/style of the second anti-rattle device you showed? Thanks.

Thanks man - great video, elegant solution to an annoying problem. Hey - have you considered vent for roof? I am contemplating. ! Gets stuffy back there with the kiddos and dog Thanks John

4:10 you can flip the "U"piece to face up, rather than down ("n") , allowing it to fit

Thank you sir

Very informative but I’m interested in your bike carrier does it carry a Schwann meridian trike?

Thank you

I gave you a like at creepy back of the van comment lol. But great vid! Thanks!

I will be seeing you soon with my 3/4 inch socket and wrench lol 😂 goo d vid brother

Did you find that the clamp style one loosened at all while travelling any distances? Did it stay solid? Thanks. 🇨🇦

I have this. It works well.. However I'm thinking about reversing it .. instead of u bolt on top come.up from bottom .. because the way pictured it pulls.up on hitch and any weight coming down on ball.will.be held by threads..

It sounds almost like you can use it without the 5/8" pin. My thought too was with the second install, was to push the 2x2 tube in to shorten the distance of tubing from the back. Because there is always a risk of the cargo rack being hit with longer vans and parking. Reason I searched was, because my situation the rail pin drill hole leaves about 4 to 5 inches of gap away from the back of the van. Why not reduce that distance? I would assume that "lever" arm pressure of extra length increases pressure. I would prefer to push that 2x2 rail inward into the hitch as far as the hitch would allow, then using the U-bolt and drill a new hole? I did see two holes where you could eliminate that distance, perhaps that allows for more push in. What do you think?

Love the video, i have a similar issue but on the 1 1/4 inch hitch side. is there a similar for the 1 1/4 inch?

Hi Chris, can you put the 2nd anti rattle set upside down compared to the first setup? The plate will only be on the top with the lock nuts.

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No walking to back of van. I've been tricked before. Lmfao.... Good video.

Can't you just install the second anti-rattle device upside down, putting the steel plate above that pivoting attachment?

Curious. Can’t the u-bolt be installed from the bottom, plate and nuts on top?

why didn't you just flip the second u-bolt upside-down and install the fastening hardware and plate above as opposed to below the bar?

All you had to do with the second hitch stabilizer was to put it on upside down and backwards. That would have gone on cleanly and would have solved your problem exactly as the first one did. My five year old could have figured that out. Playing with Duplo and Lego as a kid has advantages.

0:28 caught me off guard

you could have just put the Ubolt pointing up, like a U

Or use a locking pin

Turn the 2nd clamp upside down, “easy solution” duh!!!

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