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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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BurbMan
Explorer II
Oct 15, 2013
WOW that's some serious equipment! How many guys would it even take to lift a wrench that could torque a 9" nut? Question is do you repeat the process of heating the rod to re-stretch it if you want to take the assembly apart? How else would you get the nut off unless you cut it with a torch?

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