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Huntindog
Dec 19, 2017Explorer
RinconVTR wrote:Having owned three of the EQUALIZERS, I can say with certainty that the manuals do state that the L brackets CAN be lubed to reduce noise. It also says that this will reduce the anti sway effectivness a small amount.
Without getting into the extremely simple mechanical design look at it this way;
The anti-sway features in this case (how ever many you wish to believe in) rely on friction and friction alone.
Add grease = reduce friction.
And grease is required at the head, like every WDH does.
It's honestly that simple. These are extremely crude devices using mild steel.
The hitch head MUST be lubed. But it still contributes quite a bit to the anti sway. First by the bolts being tightened to 65 #s effectively clamping them, and second when the bars are engaged putting them in a bind. Without the grease on the head, those forces would be so great as to quickly destroy the hitch... The grease just reduces it to the proper amount of force.
EQUALIZER has been around for MANY years with those instructions. Many thousands of people have successfully followed them with great results.
I think they know what they are talking about, and they have a track record to prove it.
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