260 ft lbs of torque? Really?
The Husky weight distributing hitch that came with our TT needs to be dropped a couple of inches. The instructions say the bolt that I need to undo to lower it should be tightened to 260 ft lbs of to...
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BStrummin wrote:
This is great advice as I just assembled my WDH last weekend, and discovered my torque wrench also only goes to 150lb/ft. I have a question about the pin at the bottom - I forget what it is called but it's like a keeper bolt underneath and it has a square head. It's supposed to be torqued to 50lb/ft but for even with my full complement of standard and metric sockets I couldn't find one that would work. How do you torque these square headed bolts? Maybe an adjustable wrench and pipe plus a scale is the only way?
Keep an eye on that bolt as they do tend to loosen up. Some are square and some are hex. I keep mine tight with a box end wrench which can easily supply enough torque. You'll need an open end wrench. Not sure if you can get a socket and torque wrench in there, but you really don't need it. When they get loose, the hitch head can move back and forth slightly and bend the two big bolts going through the sides of the hitch head. Had this happen years ago.
