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Originally Posted by {tpc}
In my minds eye I am having trouble understanding which way one would clamp the shank, up or down. I guess you want to push the shank towards the top of the receiver? I'm asking because I am interested in this as well. My old truck had less play but it was with a different shank (though thought these things were made the same?). The new truck its obvious because you can see the wear marks on the shank from where its banging around on the receiver a bit.
The real question is, wouldn't using one of this subject a lot of force to the clamp and eventually break it? I can't imagine the clamp being rated as high as the shank or receiver. Or maybe I am overthinking it?
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If referring to the clamp I linked to, probably overthinking it. The clamp is very robust and I used mine over thousands and thousands of miles without the slightest issue (except it was tight). Remember the receiver is holding nearly all the weight so that isn't transferred to the clamp. The only thing the clamp does is bite down on the receiver and shank to stop the movement - which it has very well for me. So in a nutshell don't worry about breaking it.
