Clunking on take off/stopping
I'm new to FW rv's... Have many miles in commercial semi's... We have a Husky 26K articulating hitch... When we leave from a stop I get a clunking sound/feel... Same when we come to a stop... So...
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You probably have a 9200 GVWR and max payload of 2400# for that truck so you are running at/over trucks ratings with that GD 5vr.
When towing heavy.......ANY slop in hitch/5rv connection will result in amplified clunking
(Have you weighed truck/5vr??)
When hitch jaw is closed it should wrap king pin....king pin should not move inside jaw.
Hitch should sit in bed rails TIGHT.
Sounds like you have too much movement at rails.
Pull hitch out of rails
Loosen bolts in rails
Then tap rails away from each other.....spreading them so that hitch has to be 'helped' to fit in rails (I need to use a light whack with ball peen hammer to get tabs on hitch legs to drop into slots on rails)
Also check pin box mounting bolts......any movement in pin box will cause clunking
Then re-adjust trailer brakes (manually adjust so they slightly drag) and then readjust brake controller so that 5vr brakes come on just before truck brakes so
When towing heavy.......ANY slop in hitch/5rv connection will result in amplified clunking
(Have you weighed truck/5vr??)
When hitch jaw is closed it should wrap king pin....king pin should not move inside jaw.
Hitch should sit in bed rails TIGHT.
Sounds like you have too much movement at rails.
Pull hitch out of rails
Loosen bolts in rails
Then tap rails away from each other.....spreading them so that hitch has to be 'helped' to fit in rails (I need to use a light whack with ball peen hammer to get tabs on hitch legs to drop into slots on rails)
Also check pin box mounting bolts......any movement in pin box will cause clunking
Then re-adjust trailer brakes (manually adjust so they slightly drag) and then readjust brake controller so that 5vr brakes come on just before truck brakes so
