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Robbie
 


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disco5 wrote:
2inch side to side may be ott but up and down 2inch


No way; the distance from the top of the bar to the latch is around 2 inches and I am sure it is not levitating near your car.

Unfortunately I probably have bad news regarding the real length of your willie.
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Robbie
I will measure it in the morning Whistle /tow bar that is.

If you grab the tow ball and pull upwards it goes up, I mean loads and side ways.

Spirit level, tap measure,
  
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Just measured it 35mm up/down not far off 50mm

side to side 20mm
  
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I'd say that will be about the same as mine
  
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Crikey.
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I'd hazard a guess that the towbar isn't even located properly hence the dramatic movement Whistle

Have you pulled the lock out and waggled it to seat properly, and will the key come out?
  
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YEP

If its not locked in ,it done a fine good job at moving the ifor trailer earlier Whistle

Ooops wheres that gone Thumbs Up
  
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I wasn't trying to take the Censored , but they can seem to be locked but not quite seated and still move, I know i've done it myself Thumbs Up

Shocked it can move that much Shocked
  
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All light hearted banter Thumbs Up

AS you say easy for them to be just not their.

Its Censored ,See what LR say next
  
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My tow bar fits in the stowage like this.


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Yes - it can be shocking just how loose they get!, Disco5, can you upload a video to eg YouTube with a link here as it might be useful to other owners to see the amount of movement that can be encountered with these quick release tow bars to demonstrate just how serious it can be?
  
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Shocking to me that it gets that serious without an owner noticing ...surely didn't happen overnight Confused Some personal ownership of this is also required Smile
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DG - indeed, and I've seen first hand how the quick release tow bar can appear rock solid at the start of a journey but then be seriously loose by the end.
  
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fisherman wrote:
My tow bar fits in the stowage like this.




Yes, just like mine. Thumbs Up
  
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disco5 wrote:
Sion its booked in to be looked at .

What was the out come , LR regards your tow bar ??

New cross member / fixed tow hitch
It's in tomorrow for a couple of days for a new crossmember. Hopefully there will still be some play and I get a new tow ball too 8) I wish they'd offered a fixed tow bar after all this though as I'm going to be nervous towing the horse this summer Neutral  
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