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mrekim
Explorer
Sep 20, 2013

How often do you need to tighen your hitch ball?

I have a ball on order and was going to get a 1 7/8" socket. After a brief search it seems like 1/2" drive tools won't cut it. I suspect that, if I want to be able to tighten this myself I'll need at ...
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mrekim
Explorer
Sep 20, 2013
BenK wrote:

A four to five foot long breaker bar with 100 lbs at 12 inches from the pivot.


150 lb person 3 feet from the pivot for 450 ft lbs right?

BenK wrote:

Suggest you take the shank & head to a RV or good mechanic shop and ask them
to tighten it. Some will do it for free...others for not much $$$


I'll call around to a few local shops. I'm guessing that most garages in my area don't have a torque wrench that goes that high.

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