Bent sway control on EAZ Lift hitch
Last night I mounted a Camco EAZ Lift WD hitch with sway control to my trailer. Instructions were pretty terrible, but installation seemed to be fairly straightforward, fortunately. I got the WDH inst...
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trail-explorer wrote:mleekamp wrote:
My initial reaction, after being confident you've installed it correctly (pics seem to show that), is you might have tightened the handle/screw TOO TIGHT.
DITTO
It sometimes pays to read the whole thread. The OP discovered the reason for the bent sway control. It was the v shaped rod welded to the side of the trailer A frame contacting the sway control during a left turn.
As far as tightening the sway control handle, I also posted the correct procedure for using that which was confirmed by the posting later on by a member of the written instructions. Here is what I said earlier in the thread regarding this.
"As far as tightening down the handle all the way, the factory sets the "clamping power" for the average trailer. The purpose in tightening the large upper handle all the way is so you can be consistent in the amount of tension on the bar once you find the measurement that works right for you. The adjustment for this is the small bolt below the handle, which should be turned in 1/4 turn adjustments, as a little goes a long way."
Notice that the handle is simply supposed to be an "on/off" device and not a way to adjust the tension on the sway bar.
Barney
