Ball Loosened, Use Loctite?

Lynnmor wrote:

Durb wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:

Durb wrote:
Many people torque the hitch ball by placing the ball mount into the truck receiver and applying downward force. When they do this the rear of the truck will squat. The energy used to squat the truck will be deducted from the the torque wrench's output thereby applying less torque to the hitch ball. This number is significant.

This is not correct. When the proper torque reading is met, everything will stop moving and the nut will be properly tightened.

Dream on, I guess you feel the energy used to compress the truck's springs is coming from thin air. Same concept as when using a torque stick; a lot of torque on the input side, the stick serves as a torsion spring requiring energy to twist, limited amount of torque on the output side. With your theory the input torque would always equal the output torque negating the use torque stick altogether. Compression truck spring - torsion torque stick, same concept.

Wrong, a torque stick will only work with an impact wrench, it has no ability to limit the torque of a conventional torque wrench.

Wow. When I used to do torque wrench training (I did a lot) I would use a torque stick to demonstrate the effect of wind up with extensions and accuracy. I would use a digital torque wrench on the input side of a torque stick that was attached to a transducer and digital meter. The torque stick would indeed wind up and limit the output and there was no impact wrench in the room. This was all documented by the peak hold functions of the equipment.

One of the first rules of good torque wrench technique is to secure your work. Chock your tires when tightening lug nuts and support your receiver if using it to tighten your hitch ball. Simple physics.