Thank you for the suggestions. After searching high and low, only to find the same set prices everywhere, my friend decided to just buy a new one and have a brand new hitch.
We found a few used ones available on CL, Ebay, etc, but they were far enough away that by the time he spent fuel and time or paid shipping costs, the reduced price of a used one didn't add up.
He had a gift card for an online retailer so that helped to ease the wallet squeeze just a bit. Oh well, at minimum it's a brand new hitch and we won't have to deal with any goofy stuff a previous owner might have done.
KJ
