Equalizer L- brackets Bending
So here's the issue, I've have now replaced my L brackets four times in 5 years because of bending. Before you say it the hitch is setup correctly according to the manufacturers directions. My dealer ...
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LarryJM wrote:AH64ID wrote:azwildcat99 wrote:
Same issue with mine. Doesn't seem to affect anything, as it still tows well.wgriswold wrote:
My pins look exactly like yours. I called the factory and they told me that is normal and not to worry.
After a while they bend far enough that the spring bars can pop out if the break-over angle is adequate.
Unless you have the tension on them so light as to be basically non existant it's hard to envision how that could ever happen. All those pins do is to keep the bar from sliding off the "L" bracket during turns.
Larry
All it takes is the truck facing downhill and the TT uphill to unload the bars enough to pop them up an inch or two, and then turn and your out.
Leave the pavement and travel on a few dirt roads and it's possible, but not common. I have only had it happen only 2 or 3 time in 6 years and nearly 20K miles of TT towing thou. I got to where I was replacing the L pins once a year because of the bend. It's rare that one of our trips is 100% pavement thou.
