Question for Hensley hitch owners
I just towed for the first time today with our air ride TS 3(only 5 miles) and noticed a clunk when starting and another clunk when I stopped. Any ideas? This hitch is brand new. I found the grease...
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pcm1959 wrote:
I have been going through the same issue ever since I've owned the Hensley BD3. I just installed a completely new head that they sent me. I can't see any difference in the head.
However, I believe that the clunking is from the slight bit of play at the pivot point of the hitch head to the hitch frame itself. There is a large, about an inch, in diameter bolt that actually hold the entire hitch head to the frame and allows it to pivot side to side.
If you grasp the hitch head and push/pull it fore/aft, even thought it is slight, the movement creates a clunk.
So today while installing the new hitch head Hensley sent me, I installed a bushing that took the gap out of the area where the play is. I greased it up, slipped it in and there is NOo more fore/aft play.
I feel confident that this was the problem as I've never such an issue prior to this set-up.
Good Luck, Phillip
Thanks for posting this. It gives me something I need to check. I did replace the bushings in my Demco Glide Ride pin box today as it had a lot of play in all directions. The new bushings made it solid but it will March before I will hook up again so I won't if that fixed it or if the BD3 is the problem.
