If I don't have enough sway control, how would I know (before I get in trouble)?I have friction sway bars which I have not adjusted since they were new. I wonder if they have worn down enough to need adjustment. But how can I tell, short of finding a deserted road and deliberately doing some swerving?

Friction sway bars and you have never adjusted them? Me thinks you dont have any sway control. Loosten to hitch up or unhitch. Tighten them down as tight as you can for travel. Thats what the handle is for!

donn0128 wrote:Friction sway bars and you have never adjusted them? Me thinks you dont have any sway control. Loosten to hitch up or unhitch. Tighten them down as tight as you can for travel. Thats what the handle is for!Several other posts have said that the handle is not an adjustment, just an on/off. To adjust you have to use the bolt beside it

waynefi wrote:donn0128 wrote:Friction sway bars and you have never adjusted them? Me thinks you dont have any sway control. Loosten to hitch up or unhitch. Tighten them down as tight as you can for travel. Thats what the handle is for!Several other posts have said that the handle is not an adjustment, just an on/off. To adjust you have to use the bolt beside itbYep the handle is on off. The bolt is the adjustment Tighten one quarter turn at a time

If it ain’t moaning it ain’t working!! Tighten the adjustment bolt 1/4 turn at a time. You can also tell If you start getting some wiggle between the TV and the TT when vehicles pass you. When the hitch is dialed in and the sway control is working then the rig should feel rock solid together. Thanks!Jeremiah

waynefi wrote:If I don't have enough sway control, how would I know (before I get in trouble)?I have friction sway bars which I have not adjusted since they were new. I wonder if they have worn down enough to need adjustment. But how can I tell, short of finding a deserted road and deliberately doing some swerving?That is how you do it and like many (most?), you never did a proper adjustment. Watch in the mirror for the amount of over travel and adjust till that is controlled. There is no need to do a crazy amount of swerving just enough to see some swing out. You cannot remove all the over travel because some of that will be tires and play in the suspension, but you will be able to see when you have marked improvement. The manufacturers do not put this kind of information in the manuals for obvious legal reasons.Disregard the advice about tightening the handle extremely tight, that will do nothing. I think that this is the reason that folks need to move to a system that takes their actions out of the equation. Adjust the bolt just like the sticker next to it says. Also, some friction bars make some noise and others do not, just like brakes on a car. You should pull the bar out and clean it from time to time using steel wool and hot soapy water.

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Terryallan
Explorer II
Sep 02, 2018
waynefi wrote:
donn0128 wrote:
Friction sway bars and you have never adjusted them? Me thinks you dont have any sway control. Loosten to hitch up or unhitch. Tighten them down as tight as you can for travel. Thats what the handle is for!

Several other posts have said that the handle is not an adjustment, just an on/off. To adjust you have to use the bolt beside it
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Yep the handle is on off. The bolt is the adjustment Tighten one quarter turn at a time
waynefi
Explorer
Sep 02, 2018
donn0128 wrote:
Friction sway bars and you have never adjusted them? Me thinks you dont have any sway control. Loosten to hitch up or unhitch. Tighten them down as tight as you can for travel. Thats what the handle is for!

Several other posts have said that the handle is not an adjustment, just an on/off. To adjust you have to use the bolt beside it
donn0128
Explorer II
Sep 02, 2018
Friction sway bars and you have never adjusted them? Me thinks you dont have any sway control. Loosten to hitch up or unhitch. Tighten them down as tight as you can for travel. Thats what the handle is for!

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