Ball Loosened, Use Loctite?
From time to time my son or I have to tow bar his 1946 Chevrolet 2 ton rack truck. He uses it for his food catering business. Being it is old it breaks down once a year. So when booked to do a p...
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old guy wrote:
tighten to 450 lbs torque at least, get a new lock washer.
Heads up in case you did not notice, he said he had a 2" ball, not a 2 5/16" ball with 1 1/4" threads, the 450 ft lb will not apply to a 2" ball.
See here,
32vld wrote:
Well the truck just had to have the head R&R so the truck had to be towed a few times. This time I bought a new draw bar and 2" ball to get the tow bar level when towing his old truck.
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I did not have a 1.5 wrench so I went to my neighbors house, retired mechanic.
Since he said he had 2" ball and then 1.5" wrench that fits the nut this helps confirm it is not a 2 5/16" ball. 2" balls pending the tow rating can have anywhere between a 3/4" thread to a 1" thread and maybe a few others and 450 ft lb is too much. Point being, he has to confirm what torque he needs for the ball he has and make sure the ball is rated to tow the load he is using.
Just pointing this out in case he was trying to use it. He would strip the threads on a 2" ball doing 450 ft lb.
John
