2004 Silverado Hitch Receiver Falling Off!!
03-08-2008, 02:03 PM
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Are you towing your Fountain with the factory setup? Anything over 7500 lbs. requires a Weight Distributing hitch.
Hitches need to be regularly checked. Search "thisistank" 's posts about his Putnam just cracking in half. They are not bulletproof, and should be a regular part of your towing setup checks.
Hitches need to be regularly checked. Search "thisistank" 's posts about his Putnam just cracking in half. They are not bulletproof, and should be a regular part of your towing setup checks.
03-09-2008, 01:04 AM
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Are you towing your Fountain with the factory setup? Anything over 7500 lbs. requires a Weight Distributing hitch.
Hitches need to be regularly checked. Search "thisistank" 's posts about his Putnam just cracking in half. They are not bulletproof, and should be a regular part of your towing setup checks.
Hitches need to be regularly checked. Search "thisistank" 's posts about his Putnam just cracking in half. They are not bulletproof, and should be a regular part of your towing setup checks.
03-09-2008, 06:42 AM
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2004... chances are someone took it off for some reason and forgot to put everything back on... or forgot to tork properly... or like I've seen once, a thief started to take it off, maybe he was seen and ran away! I've seen that for real...
03-10-2008, 10:08 AM
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I put a torque wrench on my hitch bolts a couple of times a year after having one come loose back in the 80's. Every so often I find a bolt that is under tight
03-10-2008, 10:47 AM
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SDFever, those holes were probably never meant for a bolt. I know there are several holes on my silverado frame that just sit empty.
03-10-2008, 11:07 AM
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Negative. All of the holes in the hitch frame itself are threaded and they are all the same thread. Got a new bolt kit coming from chevy. Most hardware on the street isn't above grade 8. Suprisingly, the oem bolts are 10. Thanks for all of the replies. Thinking that I was the only one this ever happened to was driving me crazy.
