improving sway control

troubledwaters wrote:

BarneyS wrote:
You are supposed to tighten it up until it bottoms out against the threads and then back it off till it is parallel with the A frame. Doing this way will get consistent application of sway control with no guesswork as to how much sway control you have applied. No, you do not gorilla tighten it.
Barney

I agree with one caveat. Tightening the handle down until it bottoms out depends on the adjustment screw being adjusted correctly to begin with. If the adjustment screw is to tight and you bottom out the threads on the handle something is going to break or bend (I've seen both). You need to read and understand the directions that come with the device fully. Partial answers that talk about the handle without talking about the adjustment screw are a recipe for failure.

Mine is adjusted perfectly. When I take it off, I loosen the handle 1 full turn. When I put it on, I tighten the handle 1 full turn. When I need a bit more or less friction, I turn the adjustment screw accordingly.

I disagree, if you can't bottom out the lever bar then you don't have the hitch adjusted properly. How you are supposed to operate the lever bar (i.e. handle) is not dependent on the adjustment screw if you have followed the directions and have the sway bar adjusted correctly and are using it for the correct sized trailer.

Larry