Equalizer Bolt Head Sheared Off
My husband just went out to clean up our Equalizer hitch and found that the head of the angle set bolt has sheared off completely. We have no idea how this happened. Has anyone ever heard of this? ...
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opnspaces wrote:
If the bottom adjustment bolt is sheared off then somebody way over tightened it at some point.
If you disassemble the head by pulling the side bolts you should be able to tap on the end of the bolt with a small hammer. Tapping should relieve the tension on the bolt and you will probably be able to unscrew it by hand.
My thought exactly. The only way that bolt can break off from the outside is from over tightening IMO. There's no force on the bolt at that area. The only forces are in the threaded hole. Get the bolt out and install a new grade 8 bolt and you're good to go.
