Different pin/hole size

cstooch wrote:

wnjj wrote:

opnspaces wrote:
All the 1/2 inch pins I've seen have been threaded into the rack. If yours is the same then just tighten it down tight and move on.

This. ^

It’s probably not supposed to be a normal pin. There was either something threaded into the rack tube or a bolt with a shoulder that goes into the 5/8” hole and presses against the side of the rack tube with a nut on the opposite side. Bike racks wobble too much without something like that.

As was mentioned, a sleeve can work but use steel. Something only 1/4” tall by 5/8” diameter that a 1/2” bolt fits through will work.

Edit: Here’s one. Put this onto a bolt, then put it through with a nut on the other side and crank it down: ***Link Removed***. This forces the tube tight against one side.

First off, thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions. And yes, the 1/2" bolt is threaded on my bike rack, for those that commented on that.

@wnjj: Thanks, that bushing looks like it would work quite well to fix the gap between my 5/8" receiver hole and the 1/2" bike rack hole, agreed. Assuming my bolt will still thread in fine, I'll give that a go for a little extra piece of mind.