DutchmenSport wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
... I'll smear a little lube on the L brackets. Lube on the L brackets does reduce sway control a little but not enough to notice in our case. Our Equalizer is silent as a result. I imagine the bracket jackets would do just as well if not better.
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Putting grease on the L bracket is not a good practice. Lubricating reduces the friction, which is what makes the entire system work.
Lubing the joints on the hitch head, and lubing the hitch ball, and your trailer coupler, yes. But not those L-brackets. You're defeating the entire functionality of the system by doing that. You are fortunate you've not had sway and hope you never do. But please, remove the grease.
Like I said, we towed the TT for a year with no sway control and it towed great with no sway. We're heavy on the tongue and cargo aft of the axles is not allowed. The Equalizer 4 pt did away with the little bit of waggle we got from passing trucks. I'm not recommending others lube their L brackets. Just saying it works for us. Keeps it quiet.
