Eric wrote:
>>>That's what the impact wrench is for...
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> :)
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>>Depending on how the holes line up you might be able to shim with
>>pieces of bar stock in the appropriate thickness. Good luck!
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> Thanks! At the 1st sign of someone (besides me) saying it was OK,
> i just tightened them up and the arms flexed a bit.
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> I suppose a shim might have been better. The holes line up fine.
> The other holes are very slotted, so they obviously don't plan on
> it all lining up exactly. Don't know if that's variations in the
> dakotas, the hitch, or both.
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> After thinking about it, I'll bet they set their width
> target so that after tolerances it is never too big, since it would
> be pretty hard to install.
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If you use the impact to stretch things into place, then the end result
will be much stronger due to the tension. Much better than messing with
shims....
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