Tensioning device for a motor vehicle holder or a trailer coupling

The apparatus (40a) has a nut arrangement (42a) screwed onto a tie rod (41). The arrangement comprises a threaded section (49), which meshes with a tie rod threaded section (46). A distance body (43a) i.e. plain washer, is provided with a distance body threaded section (59). A frictional closure and/or form closure effective against a rotating operation is present between the distance body and a counter bearing body (57), so that the arrangement is screwed to the distance body and the tie rod during the operation and changes a distance to the counter bearing body along a clamping shaft.