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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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.
The problem is that the ball came loose after a few
tows. Last year we had to tow his truck for many weeks
because his engine was at the machine shop getting
rebuilt and we never had any problems using another
draw bar and ball.
I did not have a 1.5 wrench so I went to my neighbors
house, retired mechanic. He tightened down the nut
with a long combination wrench. Then doubled up the
wrench and gave it another tug.
Any ideas why it loosened?
He used anti seize grease when tightening the ball
to the draw bar. He said incase you ever have to take
it apart. I never did that before.
Well after a bunch of posts about how not to tighten the ball on the hitch, take the setup to a shop that has the proper tool for the job and pay them to tighten it up right for you.
