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:
Some people seem to think that my entire hitch head is bouncing around all loose, that is not the case. It takes the entire dead tongue weight to drop that head the 1/2" along the slotted bolt hole. Is that correct, of course not, it should be sitting on a set bolt. But since I don't need the angle of the ball tilted down, it does not matter on my current setup.
Bear in mind that I'm the OP, so I admittedly don't know ....
But my concern would be that any movement at all in that slotted hole would eventually enlarge the hole and/or wear at the bolt. And if it moves when you set the trailer on it, is it moving as you apply the brakes, hit bumps, drag race that other guy with the Winnebago? OK. Being silly, but it would appear to my weak little inexperienced mind that any slop at all would be a bad thing.
