April 10, 20224 yr Bought a car with a tow bar already fitted, so bought a bike rack to put on it. Problem is when rack is fitted, it does not sit level. When looking at the towball, it seems the small flat bit at bottom of the ball is not level. Should this flat bit sit level.
April 11, 20224 yr I can't give you a direct answer but iirc when I used to fit my Thule rack to the towbar ball, I never had to think about levelling the bike rack, it just was. So maybe your observation about the ball is the cause then? PS - I no longer have a towbar to compare with.
November 17, 20223 yr i had similar issue but when i change the bike rack then my issue have fixed i want just tell you that you should change the bike rack maybe this way your problems will fixed.... Edited November 17, 20223 yr by hamishduke
December 29, 20232 yr The problem here is the design of the rack, why don't you try making a new rack according to your preferences? x trench run
December 30, 20232 yr Why not take a file or angle grinder to the ball and level the flat. That would be easiest if that is the problem.
September 9, 2025Sep 9 Normally the flat bit should sit level. You might want to check if the towbar is mounted correctly or if the ball has been replaced with a non-standard part.
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