Anderson no sway hitch
For those of you who use this hitch how many threads are showing behind the nut when you are set to tow? Thanks in advance.
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hvac wrote:If you use the Andersen hitch without the chains, you will get no "anti sway" effect.
I drop the coach on the ball and then tighten to just around 5 threads showing. then drop it all the way. It seems to perform best with that number showing, but honestly with air suspension on our eco diesel I have not even used the chains and it tows great around town or on country roads. Highway and semis need the anti sway effect and and it does a great job.
---Salt and mag chloride get caught in the triangle/shaft and man it can squeal like scared pig. WD 40 spayed carefully on that region works but be careful not to get near the ball, as that is your anti sway.
This is explained very well by our Moderator in this post.
You can go ahead and put WD 40 or a lubricant on the ball.
Just don't use so much that it runs down onto the friction material.
The sway resistance is not generated between ball and coupler.
The sway resistance is generated between the ball shaft and the friction material -- but only when the chains are used to force the ball shaft to rotate relative to the friction material which holds the shaft.
Ron
