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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Nvr2loud wrote:
Wow that is high torque, maybe that is the reason mine moves when taking the load bars off the hitch. With the load bars attached the hitch head moves up (pivots on the lower bolt) and the top bolt slides forward. When I remove the hitch bars the hitch head drops again.
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Look under the hitch head and you should see a small hex head bolt. That bolt needs to be tightend up against the shaft to hold the hitch head in position once you have the tilt adjusted where you want it. That bolt needs to be checked every time you tow as it tends to loosen up quickly. If it is tight then the hitch head is pinned into position and cannot pivot on that lower large bolt as yours is doing.
The large bolts DO need to be torqued properly and the small bolt under the head tightened. Doing this will ensure that your hitch head will remain in postition as it is intended to be.
Barney
