Good plan ^^^^^^^ Geoff

Good plan chaps but seriously though this is is !!!

My ifor is a tilt 16ft twin axle. When you tilt it the front wheels lift so, we had a spacer made to go between the chassis and bed so it remains approx an inch tilted (locks are adjustable so still work when adjusted an inch longer)

This one inch tow ball lift allows the trailer to tilt (exaggerated along the trailers length)and levels the trailer when attached to my removable swan necked westfalia tow bar system... And voila! A level trailer

Interesting .lets see what I can do

I have never taken a tape measure to my hitch, but I suspect that it is below 18", which is as far as I'm aware the E U standard height that all trailers must conform to. So gotta ask WHY ????????? doesn't make sense to produce a towbar that's below the standard height that all trailers must conform to. I was very disappointed when I first went to hitch up and realised that every hole was too near the deck Normally with L/R it's the other way and the hitch is way too high. Fortunately for L/R the standard is for the trailer and not the tow vehicle, but how could they get it so wrong ?  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Gibberingidiot wrote:

didn't ignore it,just had to go with the Stealers advice till I got home ,as I was told that would void the warranty

Lesson learned - the hitch with the screw thread may still be available - you would almost certainly find one on eBay - could well be that the dealer had stock to sell.....

As long as it's a genuine part, I can't see how it could void the warranty - however, if you weld it, it almost certainly will

It's a shame you're not closer, I would happily swap as I never leave mine on the car, so the bolt is a PITA.

If you want to go down the bolt route, find yourself a friendly engineering / black smiths place and ask them to tap the hitch that you have to take a bolt, you will have to make the hole in the receiver a bit bigger. But again if you didn't want to tackle this yourself then I'm sure that the people tapping the hitch will take pitty on you.
FYI you will need a high tensile bolt, a 10.8 will suffice, and it will need a Nyloc locking nut as well.  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

If you are under warranty then there was a service bulletin issued in around 2005 which said that if a customer complains about the rattle then the alternative part with the bolt and threaded armature should be installed. Your dealer should be aware of this but probably isn't.

Thanks for the replies gents